Rollo the Viking rules Normandy (as a fiefdom of France)
- 1. Who was the Viking leader that conquered Normandy and established it as a fiefdom of France?
A) Erik the Red
B) Rollo
C) Harald Bluetooth
D) Leif Erikson
- 2. What year is believed to be the year when Rollo founded Normandy?
A) 843
B) 911
C) 1215
D) 1066
- 3. Which French king granted land to Rollo in exchange for protection and loyalty?
A) Louis the Pious
B) Hugh Capet
C) Charles the Simple
D) Philip II
- 4. Which famous Norman duke descended from Rollo and played a key role in the Norman Conquest of England?
A) Robert the Bruce
B) Richard the Lionheart
C) Philip Augustus
D) William the Conqueror
- 5. What was the traditional Viking form of government that Rollo implemented in Normandy?
A) Republic
B) Monarchy
C) Feudalism
D) Thing
- 6. What was the primary language spoken by the Normans in the early years following Rollo's establishment of Normandy?
A) English
B) Arabic
C) Latin
D) Old Norse
- 7. What was the capital of the Viking-founded duchy of Normandy?
A) Rouen
B) Cherbourg
C) Caen
D) Bayeux
- 8. What title did Rollo adopt after becoming the ruler of Normandy?
A) Duke
B) Count
C) King
D) Earl
- 9. What was the name of Rollo's treaty with Charles the Simple that recognized Rollo as the ruler of Normandy?
A) Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
B) Treaty of Verdun
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of the Longobards
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