- 1. What treaty divided the Carolingian Empire into three parts?
A) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
B) Treaty of Compiègne
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of Verdun
- 2. Who were the three grandsons of Charlemagne who received a portion of the Carolingian Empire?
A) Carloman, Carloman, Charlemagne
B) Louis the Pious, Pepin the Hunchback, Bernard of Italy
C) Charles the Bald, Lothair I, Louis the German
D) Pepin the Short, Carloman, Charlemagne II
- 3. During the Carolingian Empire's decline, which papal state gained influence and power?
A) Avar Khaganate
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Papal States
D) Visigothic Kingdom
- 4. What event in 885 severely weakened the Carolingian Empire's hold over its territories?
A) Siege of Paris
B) Battle of Fontenoy
C) Coronation of Charlemagne
D) Treaty of Verdun
- 5. Which Carolingian ruler faced a rebellion led by his own sons, signifying the internal struggles that contributed to the empire's decline?
A) Louis the Pious
B) Pepin the Short
C) Lothair I
D) Charlemagne
- 6. Which group established control over parts of former Carolingian territories and eventually settled in the region now known as Normandy?
A) Saracens
B) Vikings
C) Mongols
D) Huns
- 7. Who was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800, marking the height of the Carolingian Empire?
A) Charles the Bald
B) Louis the Pious
C) Lothair I
D) Charlemagne
- 8. Which Carolingian ruler attempted to restore unity to the empire but ultimately failed due to internal strife and external pressures?
A) Louis III
B) Louis the German
C) Charles the Bald
D) Lothair I
- 9. What region did Lothair I receive after the division of the Carolingian Empire where he ruled as Emperor, but it later fragmented into smaller kingdoms?
A) Burgundy
B) Middle Francia
C) West Francia
D) East Francia
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