- 1. Which year did the Kingdom of Sicily originate?
A) 1066
B) 1250
C) 1130
D) 1200
- 2. Who was the first King of Sicily?
A) Roger II
B) Henry VI
C) Frederick II
D) William I
- 3. Which dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Sicily from 1198 to 1266?
A) Hohenstaufen
B) Anjou
C) Savoy
D) Norman
- 4. Which city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily?
A) Catania
B) Palermo
C) Siracusa
D) Messina
- 5. Who was the famous Sicilian ruler known as 'the Great Count'?
A) Tancred
B) Constance
C) William II
D) Roger I
- 6. Which document defined the rights of the Sicilian nobility under Norman rule?
A) Edict of Milan
B) Assizes of Ariano
C) Code of Justinian
D) Magna Carta
- 7. In what year did the Sicilian Vespers rebellion against Angevin rule begin?
A) 1302
B) 1282
C) 1266
D) 1347
- 8. The Siege of Malta in 1565 was a battle between the Knights of St. John and which empire for control of the island?
A) Spanish Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Venetian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
- 9. Who became the ruler of the unified Kingdom of Sicily in 1816 following the Congress of Vienna?
A) Ferdinand I
B) Charles X
C) Louis XVIII
D) Napoleon III
- 10. Which famous volcano overlooks the city of Catania in Sicily?
A) Vesuvius
B) Krakatoa
C) Mount Etna
D) Stromboli
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