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The Elizabethan Age (Elizabeth I + Shakespeare)
The Elizabethan Age (Elizabeth I + Shakespeare)
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1
Shakespeare lived most of his life in the XVI century too.
False
True
2
How many works did Shakespeare set in Veneto?
5
4
2
3
3
Elizabeth was called the Virgin queen because she never got married.
False
True
4
Shakespeare wrote ... plays, maybe more.
138
154
83
38
5
The Elizabethan age was a "golden" age but some people disliked the queen.
False
True
6
The Spanish Armada was invincible ...
so the English fleet didn't even fight.
but lost against the English fleet.
so won against the English fleet.
7
Philip II king of ... wanted to marry Elizabeth.
Portugal
France
Scotland
Spain
8
Elizabeth's older sister was the catholic ...
Mary Stuart
Bloody Mary
9
Shakespeare wrote ... sonnets.
138
83
154
38
10
Mary's son, James I, was king after Elizabeth's death.
True
False
11
Shakespeare moved to London in 1590 and ...
started working as an actor and then wrote plays.
started working as an actor and then wrote poems.
only worked as an actor.
12
In which other city did Shakespeare set one of his works?
Vicenza
Treviso
Verona
13
Elizabeth died in 1603. She had reigned for ... years.
63
45
70
54
14
In the Globe theatre people could only stand.
False
True
15
There were some rudimental "special effects" at the time.
True
False
16
How many works did Shakespeare set in Venezia?
3
2
1
17
Shakespeare's works were ...
only plays
only poems
plays and novels.
plays and poems.
18
Shakespeare got married at
17
18
16
15
19
Elizabeth ...
accepted but left Philip the night before the wedding.
refused Philip but they kept being friends anyway.
refused Philip and that led to a ship battle.
ghosted Philip and a war broke out.
20
Bloody Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII and ...
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
21
Shakespeare's started writing poems ...
when the theatres were closed because of the plague.
when he had children, for his kids.
when he fell in love with Anne.
when he got married, for his wife.
22
Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and ...
Anne Boleyn
Mary Stuart
Catherine of Aragon
Bloody Mary
23
Shakespeare left school at ...
15
14
17
16
24
Which of Shakespeare's works is set in Verona?
The merchant of Venice
Othello
A Midsummer's night dream
Romeo and Juliet
25
Shakespeare didn't have any siblings (brothers or sisters).
False
True
26
Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, was ...
Queen of Scotland and a protestant.
Queen of Scotland and a catholic.
Queen of Scotland and an anglican.
Queen of Scotland and an atheist (didn't believe in God or in any gods).
27
Elizabeth became queen in ...
1603
1588
1588
1533
28
At the time the actors were ...
only men.
only men and boys.
Only adults - men and women.
29
Elizabeth lived in the ... century.
XV (fifteenth)
XVII (seventeenth)
XVIII (eighteenth)
XVI (sixteenth)
30
Elizabeth ...
imprisoned Mary and then ordered her execution.
helped Mary and let her live.
helped Mary at the beginning but then she ordered her execution.
imprisoned Mary but let her live.
31
She was Henry VIII's first born.
True
False
32
Shakespeare is considered the "father" of the English language because ...
he is the oldest poet we know.
he wrote so many works.
he is the oldest dramatist we know.
he invented new words and expressions.
33
Shakespeare's works were ...
comedies
all of them
history plays
tragedies
34
The Globe theatre opened in 1599. It was ...
square.
round.
oval.
rectangular.
35
Which colony in North America was named after Elizabeth I?
Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Mary Land
36
She was Henry VIII's only daughter.
False
True
37
Shakespeare set some of his works in Veneto.
True
False
38
She was Henry VIII's daughter.
True
False
