- 1. Who ruled the Byzantine Empire when Rome was taken by Charlemagne?
A) Leo III
B) Constantine the Great
C) Irene of Athens
D) Justinian I
- 2. What was Charlemagne's title after taking Rome?
A) King of France
B) Pope
C) Emperor of Byzantium
D) Holy Roman Emperor
- 3. What city did Charlemagne make the capital of his empire?
A) Constantinople
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) Aachen
- 4. Who crowned Charlemagne as Emperor in Rome?
A) Pope Gregory I
B) Pope Innocent III
C) Pope Urban II
D) Pope Leo III
- 5. What title did Charlemagne use before becoming Emperor?
A) Duke of Burgundy
B) Prince of Bavaria
C) King of the Franks
D) Earl of Saxony
- 6. Which language did Charlemagne promote during his reign?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Germanic
D) Arabic
- 7. Who was Charlemagne's father?
A) Pepin the Short
B) Louis the Pious
C) Clovis I
D) Charles Martel
- 8. Charlemagne's reign is known as the Carolingian _________________.
A) Reformation
B) Revolution
C) Enlightenment
D) Renaissance
- 9. What was the name of Charlemagne's military campaigns against the Saxons?
A) Saxon Wars
B) Hundred Years' War
C) Viking Raids
D) Crusades
- 10. Who succeeded Charlemagne as Emperor of the Franks?
A) Carloman
B) Charlemagne II
C) Louis the Pious
D) Pepin the Hunchback
- 11. What year did Charlemagne die?
A) 732
B) 814
C) 899
D) 867
- 12. Charlemagne's takeover of Rome strengthened which institution's power in Europe?
A) Holy Roman Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Papacy
D) Viking Tribes
- 13. Charlemagne's conquest of Rome contributed to the revival of which type of learning in Europe?
A) Druidic
B) Norse
C) Arabic
D) Classical
- 14. Charlemagne's conquest of Rome established closer ties between the Papacy and which European dynasty?
A) Hohenstaufen
B) Merovingian
C) Capetian
D) Carolingian
- 15. Which ruler of the Lombards did Charlemagne defeat to incorporate their kingdom into his empire?
A) Alboin
B) Agilulf
C) Aistulf
D) Desiderius
- 16. Which Carolingian scholar played a key role in intellectual revival in Europe after Charlemagne's conquest of Rome?
A) Einhard
B) Alcuin
C) Notker the Stammerer
D) Peter of Pisa
- 17. Which religious order was favored and supported by Charlemagne after taking control of Rome?
A) Dominicans
B) Franciscans
C) Benedictines
D) Jesuits
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