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