Elizabethan Period
1) What was the nickname of Mary I?
a)Bloody Mary
b)Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
c)Mary, Queen of Scots
d)None of the Above
2)Who was the sister of Mary I?
a)Isabella
b)Victoria
c)Anne
d)Elizabeth I
3)Who was the father of the previous two? (Questions 1 and 2?)
a)Henry VI
b)William
c)George III
d)Henry VIII
4)Who was the first Tudor King?
a)Henry VIII
b)Henry VII
c)George III
d)James I
5)What are the beginning and ending dates of the Elizabethan era?
a)1558-1603
b)1500-1520
c)1560-1570
d)1575-1600
6)Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?
a)Catherine of Aragon
b)Jane Seymour
c)Catherine Howard
d)Anne Boleyn
7)In what year did England and Spain fight a famous sea battle?
a)1500
b)1588
c)1600
d)1575
8)Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed?
a)Anne Boleyn
b)Mary I
c)Mary, Queen of Scots
d)Catherine of Aragon
10)What church did Elizabeth I establish or re-establish by law in England during her reign?
a)The Anglican Church
b)The Roman Catholic Church
c)Calvinism
d)The Lutheran Church
11) Everyone in Elizabethan England was born into a social class. Peasants were the unluckiest of the lot: they were denied basic comforts, security, and even the chance to dress well. Yep, the Statutes of Apparel outlined the clothes one could legally wear based on rank. Which of the following could the poor wear?
a)Purple silk dresses
b)Woolen underwear
c)Sable-lined cloaks
d)Velvet coats
12)Marriage was a social obligation, and for many families a topic of obsession. Betrothals were often arranged by parents, especially for the high-class. What criterion was considered the least important in deciding upon a suitable match?
a)Property
b)Wealth
c)Lineage
d)Love
14) Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue?
a)Begging
b)Money lending
c)Fortune-telling
d)Wine bottling
15)Crime was ardently followed by punishment. Elizabethans had devised various ways to fine, humiliate, torture, and kill offenders. Which crime was punishable by death?
a)Skipping church on Sunday
b)A woman screaming at her husband in public
c)Stealing a horse
d)Public drunkenness
16)Religion played a pivotal part in Elizabethan life. Protestants, Catholics, Puritans, and other religious groups jostled for power and survival in uncertain times. In 1559, an Act of Parliament was passed which determined the "supreme governor" of all things spiritual. Who was it?
a)The Pope in Rome
b)Each man was his own supreme governor
c)The Archbishop of Canterbury
d)Queen Elizabeth I
17)Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing--and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes?
a)Dump sites in the nearby country
b)The streets
c)The underground drains
d)Designated "trash" areas
18)Elizabethans were notoriously superstitious. They feared witches, believed in magical animals, and sought good luck charms. What "science" did they utilize in trying to predict and control the future?
a)Alchemy
b)Metallurgy
c)Geocentricity
d)Astrology
19)The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject?
a)Sexuality
b)Criticism of the queen
c)Murder
d)Witchcraft
20)Staying alive was a difficult task for Elizabethans. Disease, infection, poverty, childbirth, and occupational accidents could all result in one's untimely demise. Most people never reached the age of fifty. When an Elizabethan died, intricate rituals were followed. What was NOT a funeral custom?
a)Long processionals
b)Mourning clothes
c)Strict simplicity
d)Tolling of church bells
21)Which of the following was the Tower of London used for in the Elizabethan age?
(a) As an astronomical observation deck
(b) As a storage place for grain
(c) As a prison
(d) As a school for the royal children
22)Who issued an interdict against Elizabeth?
(a) Pope Pius V
(b) Pope Innocent III
(c) Pope Gregory XIII
(d) Pope Boniface
23) What was Elizabeth's close circle of advisers called?
(a) The Star Chamber
(b) Parliament
(c) The Privy Council
(d) The Cabinet
24) Which of the following is a ceremony in which a sovereign is officially crowned?
(A) Investiture
(B) Invocation
(C) Gala
(D) Coronation
25)Which country believed it had an "Invincible Armada" before 1588?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Spain
(d) The Netherlands
26)What type of non-rhymed poetry did Christopher Marlowe pioneer?
(a) Blank verse
(b) The sonnet
(c) Trochaic Heptameter
(d) Free-flow verse
27)Elizabeth and Mary I belonged to what royal family?
(a) Windsor
(b) Stuart
(c) Tudor
(d) Plantagenet
28) Which English king had several of his wives killed in his obsessive quest for a male heir?
(a) Edward VI
(b) Richard III
(c) George III
(d) Henry VIII
29)What religion was Mary I?
(a) Catholic
(b) Anglican
(c) Episcopalian
(d) Presbyterian
30)What religion was Mary Queen of Scots?
(a) Episcopalian
(b) Catholic
(c) Presbyterian
(d) Lutheran
31)Which work did Edmund Spenser author?
(a) The Castle of Perseverance
(b) The Double
(c) The Metamorphoses
(d) The Faerie Queene
32)Who succeeded Elizabeth I?
(a) Mary Queen of Scots
(b) Charles I
(c) James I
(d) Edward VI
33)Which of the following was Elizabeth known as?
(a) Unintelligent
(b) Rude
(c) Stingy
(d) Fanatic
34)Which language did young Elizabeth learn in secret?
(a) French
(b) Gaelic
(c) Esperanto
(d) Welsh
35)Who was Edmund Spenser's patron?
(a) The Earl of Leicester
(b) Elizabeth
(c) Lord Burleigh
(d) Francis Bacon
36)What was a favorite entertainment in Elizabeth's court?
(a) Swimming
(b) Gambling
(c) Jousting
(d) Backgammon
37)Which of the following disciplines most fascinated Elizabeth?
(a) Philology
(b) Alchemy
(c) Zoology
(d) Astrology
38)Elizabeth's reign was longer than that of any other Tudor. When she died at the age of 69 in 1603, how many years had she reigned?
a)35
b)40
c)45
d)50
39)What was Elizabeth’s nickname for Sir Walter Raleigh?
a)Waldimor
b)Water
c)William
d)Winter
40)The complex ranking system that Elizabethans believed ordered every single thing in the universe was known as:
a)The Great Order of Life
b)The Great Chain of Being
c)The Great System of Shakespeare
d)The Great Sonnet Symbolism Maker
41)A poem that deals in an idealized way with Shepherds and rustic life is known as:
a)A Protestant Poem
b)A Petrarchan Sonnet
c)An extended metaphor
d)A pastoral poem
42)The term for the reaction against corruption in the Catholic Church was known as:
a)The Protestant Revolution
b)The Protestant Reformation
c)The Protestant Restoration
d)The Protestant Resolution
43)What is the name for a shift in tone or meaning of a sonnet
a)Octave
b)Volta
c)Iambic Pentameter
d)Petrarchan
1-a
2-d
3-d
4-b
5-a
6-d
7-b
8-c
10-a
11-b
12-d
14-a
15-c
16-d
17-b
18-d
19-b
20-c
21-c
22-a
23-c
24-d
25-c
26-a
27-c
28-d
29-a
30-b
31-d
32-c
33-c
34-d
35-a
36-c
37-d
38-c
39-b
40-b
41-d
42-b
43-b