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