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