Charlemagne
  • 1. In which century did Charlemagne rule?
A) 5th century
B) 15th century
C) 8th century
D) 12th century
  • 2. Which modern-day country was the heart of Charlemagne's empire?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Germany
D) Italy
  • 3. What title did Charlemagne hold in addition to being King of the Franks?
A) Chancellor
B) Pope
C) Holy Roman Emperor
D) Archbishop
  • 4. Which language did Charlemagne promote as the language of his court?
A) German
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) English
  • 5. Who was Charlemagne's famous advisor and scholar?
A) Socrates
B) Alcuin
C) Einstein
D) Napoleon
  • 6. What was the name of Charlemagne's capital city?
A) Aachen
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) Berlin
  • 7. What was the name of Charlemagne's sword, believed to be magical?
A) Glamdring
B) Excalibur
C) Durandal
D) Joyeuse
  • 8. Charlemagne's empire is often referred to as the ______ Empire.
A) Aztec
B) Mongol
C) Carolingian
D) Ottoman
  • 9. Charlemagne's reign marked a period of cultural, intellectual, and political revival known as the ________
A) Feudal Age
B) Dark Ages
C) Carolingian Renaissance
D) Medieval Inquisition
  • 10. What was Charlemagne's father's name?
A) Clovis I
B) Louis the Pious
C) Philip II
D) Pepin the Short
  • 11. Charlemagne is also known by what other name?
A) William the Conqueror
B) Charles the Great
C) Ivan the Terrible
D) Alexander the Great
  • 12. Charlemagne is buried in which cathedral?
A) Notre Dame Cathedral
B) St. Peter's Basilica
C) Aachen Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 13. Which famous battle did Charlemagne win against the invading Moors in 778 AD?
A) Battle of Tours
B) Battle of Hastings
C) Battle of Roncevaux Pass
D) Battle of Agincourt
  • 14. Which famous literary work did Charlemagne inspire in the Middle Ages?
A) Canterbury Tales
B) Beowulf
C) The Song of Roland
D) Divine Comedy
  • 15. Who was crowned as Charlemagne's successor as Holy Roman Emperor?
A) Louis the Pious
B) Odo of West Francia
C) Louis the Younger
D) Charlemagne II
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