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