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Supernatural in Elizabethan Era
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In the Elizabethan Era, people believed witches could transform into animals to spy on or curse others.
False
True
2
Which monarch was obsessed with witchcraft and wrote Daemonologie?
Queen Mary I
King James I
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
3
Shakespeare avoided using supernatural elements in his plays because they were controversial.
False
True
4
Which Shakespeare play includes fairies as major characters?
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Macbeth
5
What supernatural event is associated with the Tower of London?
A witch’s trial
A fairy sighting
The haunting of Anne Boleyn’s ghost
A werewolf attack
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How were most accused witches punished?
Burned or hanged
Exiled from England
Forced to join the Church
Given a fair trial
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What role did astrology play in Elizabethan England?
It was illegal
It was used for entertainment only
It was used to make important decisions
It was only practiced by witches
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Which Shakespeare play features three witches predicting a character’s fate?
Othello
The Tempest
Macbeth
Hamlet
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What law made witchcraft punishable by death in England?
The Witchcraft Act of 1542
The Elizabethan Code
The Witchcraft Act of 1563
The Superstition Act of 1601
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What was a common belief about witches in the Elizabethan Era?
They could heal the sick
They could control the weather
They were respected leaders
They were all men
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Who was Queen Elizabeth I’s famous astrologer?
Francis Bacon
John Dee
William Shakespeare
Nicholas Copernicus
