- 1. In what year did Justinian I become the Byzantine Emperor?
A) 610 AD
B) 476 AD
C) 527 AD
D) 726 AD
- 2. Which famous general served under Justinian I and reconquered Italy from the Ostrogoths?
A) Genghis Khan
B) Alexander the Great
C) Belisarius
D) Julius Caesar
- 3. During Justinian I's reign, the Hagia Sophia was built in which city?
A) Paris
B) Constantinople
C) Athens
D) Rome
- 4. Which legal code was compiled under Justinian I's reign?
A) Magna Carta
B) The Twelve Tables
C) Code of Hammurabi
D) Corpus Juris Civilis
- 5. Who was Justinian I's wife and influential empress?
A) Cleopatra
B) Theodora
C) Empress Matilda
D) Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 6. What title did Justinian I adopt after his uncle Justin I assumed the imperial throne?
A) Augustus
B) Praetorian Prefect
C) Caesar
D) Senatus Consultum
- 7. Which language was the primary language of administration during Justinian I's reign?
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Arabic
D) Coptic
- 8. Which famous Byzantine historian served as Justinian I's secretary?
A) Polybius
B) Procopius
C) Herodotus
D) Thucydides
- 9. Who was the founder of the Justinian dynasty?
A) Constantine I
B) Theodosius I
C) Leo I
D) Justin I
- 10. Justinian I is often referred to as the last _________?
A) Byzantine Emperor
B) Greek Emperor
C) Roman Emperor
D) Carthaginian Emperor
- 11. What major event devastated Constantinople during Justinian I's reign?
A) Nika Riots
B) Great Fire of Rome
C) Black Death
D) Siege of Constantinople
- 12. What was Justinian I's most famous building project completed in 537 AD?
A) Pyramid of Giza
B) Colosseum
C) Taj Mahal
D) Hagia Sophia
- 13. Under Justinian I's rule, what was the primary religion of the Byzantine Empire?
A) Zoroastrianism
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Christianity
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