The Byzantine Empire Quiz
1. When did the Byzantine Empire begin?
a) 476 AD
b) 962 AD
c) 330 AD
d) 632 AD
Answer: c) 330 AD
2. What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
a) Rome
b) Constantinople
c) Athens
d) Alexandria
Answer: b) Constantinople
3. Which Emperor is credited with officially adopting Christianity as the state religion of the Byzantine Empire?
a) Constantine the Great
b) Justinian I
c) Basil II
d) Theodosius I
Answer: d) Theodosius I
4. Who was the Byzantine Empire's most famous emperor, who attempted to reconquer the Western Roman Empire?
a) Justinian I
b) Heraclius
c) Alexios I Komnenos
d) Constantine XI Palaiologos
Answer: a) Justinian I
5. Which event is considered the final end of the Byzantine Empire?
a) Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans
b) Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade
c) Death of Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos
d) Annexation by the Ottoman Empire
Answer: a) Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans
6. What language was predominantly spoken in the Byzantine Empire?
a) Latin
b) Greek
c) Arabic
d) Turkish
Answer: b) Greek
7. What was the name of the famous collection of Roman laws codified during the reign of Emperor Justinian I?
a) The Twelve Tables
b) The Magna Carta
c) The Edict of Milan
d) The Justinian Code
Answer: d) The Justinian Code
8. Which famous engineering marvel was built during the Byzantine Empire and is still standing today?
a) Parthenon
b) Colosseum
c) Hagia Sophia
d) Acropolis
Answer: c) Hagia Sophia
9. Who was the first female ruler of the Byzantine Empire?
a) Empress Irene
b) Empress Theodora
c) Empress Zoe
d) Empress Eudoxia
Answer: b) Empress Theodora
10. What caused the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church?
a) The Byzantine Empire's adoption of Arianism
b) Dispute over the use of icons in worship
c) Differences in the interpretation of the Nicene Creed
d) The excommunication of the Byzantine Emperor by the Pope
Answer: c) Differences in the interpretation of the Nicene Creed