- 1. Which year did the Kingdom of Sicily originate?
A) 1250
B) 1066
C) 1130
D) 1200
- 2. Who was the first King of Sicily?
A) Henry VI
B) Frederick II
C) William I
D) Roger II
- 3. Which dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Sicily from 1198 to 1266?
A) Savoy
B) Hohenstaufen
C) Anjou
D) Norman
- 4. Which city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily?
A) Palermo
B) Siracusa
C) Messina
D) Catania
- 5. Who was the famous Sicilian ruler known as 'the Great Count'?
A) Roger I
B) Constance
C) William II
D) Tancred
- 6. Which document defined the rights of the Sicilian nobility under Norman rule?
A) Magna Carta
B) Code of Justinian
C) Assizes of Ariano
D) Edict of Milan
- 7. In what year did the Sicilian Vespers rebellion against Angevin rule begin?
A) 1266
B) 1347
C) 1282
D) 1302
- 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) Louis XVIII
C) Napoleon III
D) Charles X
- 10. Which famous volcano overlooks the city of Catania in Sicily?
A) Vesuvius
B) Krakatoa
C) Stromboli
D) Mount Etna
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