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James I - King Lear Intro
James I - King Lear Intro
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Key knowledge of reign of James I for studying King Lear
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1
Historians speculate that James I may have been secretly...
heterosexual
Scottish
bisexual
homosexual
2
Under James I the "Golden Age" of Elizabethan literature continued to flourish.
True
False
3
James I felt that Britain should have...
one tax
one monarch
one parliament
one set of laws
4
James I was a...
Scientologist
Catholic
Protestant
Buddhist
5
James I was King of England for which time period...
1605-1626
1599-1616
1601-1618
1603-1625
6
James I was the first monarch of which family name...
Stuart
Tudor
Plantagenet
Windsor
7
Complete list of countries James I was king of...
England, Wales, Scotland
England, Scotland
England, Scotland, Netherlands
England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
8
James I's mother was...
Mary, Queen of Scots
Bloody Mary
Mary Tudor
Elizabeth I
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How many attempts were there to remove James I from power in the first year of his reign?
2
3
1
0
10
Elizabeth I had Mary, Queen of Scots, executed.
True
False
11
James I's son, Charles I, led Britain to...
a great victory over France
the conquest of Ireland
a failed war against Germany
a brutal civil war
12
James I was keen to get Britain involved in the religious wars in Europe known as the Thirty Years War.
True
False
13
Who opposed James I's idea about Britain having one monarch, one parliament and one set of laws...
English Parliament
Scottish Parliament
His advisors
Common English people
14
When the Gunpowder Plot was discovered and prevented the national mood was said to be one of...
disappointment
unease
relief
joy
15
Years of life...
1553-1605
1566-1625
1564-1616
1588-1628
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The reign of James I is referred to as one of these time periods...
Jacobean
Jamesian
Jamieson
Jamaican
17
King Lear was written some time between...
1598 and 1604
1604 and 1605
1605 and 1616
1603 and 1606
18
Guy Fawkes was discovered setting gunpowder to destroy parliament on...
night of 5 November
afternoon of 6 November
morning of 5 November
night of 4 November
19
James I's predecessor as monarch of England was...
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Tudor
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
20
After the Gunpowder Plot James I...
demanded all Catholics be executed
demanded that Catholics become Protestant
demanded that Protestants become Catholics
demanded Catholics swear an oath of allegiance
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James I often found himself in conflict with...
France
The English Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Germany
