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