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Charlemagne
Contributed by: Newell
  • 1. In which century did Charlemagne rule?
A) 8th century
B) 12th century
C) 15th century
D) 5th century
  • 2. Which modern-day country was the heart of Charlemagne's empire?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 3. What title did Charlemagne hold in addition to being King of the Franks?
A) Archbishop
B) Pope
C) Chancellor
D) Holy Roman Emperor
  • 4. Which language did Charlemagne promote as the language of his court?
A) German
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) English
  • 5. Who was Charlemagne's famous advisor and scholar?
A) Einstein
B) Socrates
C) Alcuin
D) Napoleon
  • 6. What was the name of Charlemagne's capital city?
A) Aachen
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Berlin
  • 7. What was the name of Charlemagne's sword, believed to be magical?
A) Excalibur
B) Durandal
C) Glamdring
D) Joyeuse
  • 8. Charlemagne's empire is often referred to as the ______ Empire.
A) Aztec
B) Carolingian
C) Ottoman
D) Mongol
  • 9. Charlemagne's reign marked a period of cultural, intellectual, and political revival known as the ________
A) Feudal Age
B) Dark Ages
C) Medieval Inquisition
D) Carolingian Renaissance
  • 10. What was Charlemagne's father's name?
A) Pepin the Short
B) Louis the Pious
C) Clovis I
D) Philip II
  • 11. Charlemagne is also known by what other name?
A) Charles the Great
B) William the Conqueror
C) Alexander the Great
D) Ivan the Terrible
  • 12. Charlemagne is buried in which cathedral?
A) Notre Dame Cathedral
B) Aachen Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) St. Peter's Basilica
  • 13. Which famous battle did Charlemagne win against the invading Moors in 778 AD?
A) Battle of Tours
B) Battle of Hastings
C) Battle of Agincourt
D) Battle of Roncevaux Pass
  • 14. Which famous literary work did Charlemagne inspire in the Middle Ages?
A) Beowulf
B) Canterbury Tales
C) Divine Comedy
D) The Song of Roland
  • 15. Who was crowned as Charlemagne's successor as Holy Roman Emperor?
A) Odo of West Francia
B) Louis the Younger
C) Charlemagne II
D) Louis the Pious
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