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Elizabethan England & William Shakespeare
Elizabethan England & William Shakespeare
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Elizabeth was a cultivated woman and educated in these three languages.
Norwegian, Italian and Latin
Latin, Italian and French
Latin, German and Danish
French, Latin and German
2
By the Renaissance we understand the rebirth, a revival, of ...
... religion
... art and literature
... extreme sports
... classical learning
3
This is the number of people that lived in England around the year 1600.
4 million people
14 million people
34 million people
24 million people
4
This is the number of ships from the Spanish armada that actually made it back to Spain after the failed invasion.
52
22
42
32
5
On April 25, 1616, Shakespeare was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. A monument near his grave informs us ...
... that he died on April 22
... that he died on April 21
... that he died on April 23
... that he died on April 24
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In 1570 Elizabeth was excommunicated by the Pope, which meant that ...
... she would never be allowed to marry.
... she would have to marry a Catholic man.
... she was excluded from the rights and privileges of the Church.
... she would forever be regarded as a close personal friend of the pope.
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It is generally accepted that Shakespeare wrote this many plays, both tragedies, comedies and histories.
47
17
27
37
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Elizabeth I was crowned in 1558 and remained on the English throne for ...
... 25 years
... 55 years
... 45 years
... 35 years
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Shakespeare was 23 years old when he arrived in London from Stratford-upon-Avon in the year ...
... 1687
... 1587
... 1387
... 1487
10
In 1509 this man succeeded to the throne of England, during whose reign the English Reformation was carried through.
The Earl of Leicester
James I of Scotland
Henry VIII
Phillip II of Spain
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This is Henry VIII's daughter, who succeeded to the English throne in 1553 and put her half-sister in prison.
Bloody Mary
Elizabeth
Mary Stuart
Anne Hathaway
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A synonym for the word 'armada' is ...
... theatre
... arena
... fleet
... court
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This is the year in which a Spanish fleet of about 130 ships was sent to England as an invasion army.
1590
1588
1589
1587
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In official records we can see that William Shakespeare married a local girl in 1582. Her name was ...
... Anne
... Mary
... Elizabeth
.... Hermia
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The first colony in The New World, which was named after Queen Elizabeth, who remained unmarried all her life.
Maryland
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
