- 1. Which year did the Kingdom of Sicily originate?
A) 1066
B) 1200
C) 1250
D) 1130
- 2. Who was the first King of Sicily?
A) Henry VI
B) Frederick II
C) William I
D) Roger II
- 3. Which dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Sicily from 1198 to 1266?
A) Savoy
B) Norman
C) Anjou
D) Hohenstaufen
- 4. Which city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily?
A) Palermo
B) Catania
C) Messina
D) Siracusa
- 5. Which document defined the rights of the Sicilian nobility under Norman rule?
A) Magna Carta
B) Assizes of Ariano
C) Edict of Milan
D) Code of Justinian
- 6. Who became the ruler of the unified Kingdom of Sicily in 1816 following the Congress of Vienna?
A) Charles X
B) Napoleon III
C) Ferdinand I
D) Louis XVIII
- 7. In what year did the Sicilian Vespers rebellion against Angevin rule begin?
A) 1266
B) 1347
C) 1282
D) 1302
- 8. Which famous volcano overlooks the city of Catania in Sicily?
A) Mount Etna
B) Stromboli
C) Krakatoa
D) Vesuvius
- 9. Who was the famous Sicilian ruler known as 'the Great Count'?
A) William II
B) Constance
C) Roger I
D) Tancred
- 10. The Siege of Malta in 1565 was a battle between the Knights of St. John and which empire for control of the island?
A) Spanish Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Venetian Empire
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