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Elizabethan England Revision Quiz
Elizabethan England Revision Quiz
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Tailored to the topics on Y11 Nov Assessment 2022
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1
Who were Elizabeth I's main advisors?
Justices of the Peace
Lord Lieutenants
The Privy Council
Parliament
2
William Cecil was Secretary of State twice
False
True
3
Approximately how many people made up the Royal Court of Queen Elizabeth I?
1000
5000
500
100
4
The leader of the Privy Council was called the Secretary of State
True
False
5
Who was part of the Royal Court?
government officials
the gentry
ladies-in-waiting
advisors to ELizabeth
6
William Cecil encouraged Elizabeth to ...
Develop the Poor Laws
Execute Mary Queen of Scots
Take control of Ireland
Marry King Philip II of Spain
7
Actors in theatres worked for acting companies
True
False
8
Sir Francis Walsingham was a...
Huguenot
Catholic
Puritan
Protestant
9
Elizabeth's 'spymaster' was...
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Sir Francis Walsingham
10
Sir Francis Walsingham's roles in Elizabeth's government included:
Lord Treasurer
Secretary of State
Ambassador to France
Member of Parliament
11
Which of these was NOT a punishment for begging?
To be hanged, drawn and quartered
To be whipped
To be sent away from the town
To have your ears burned
12
Being a woman was problematic for ELizabeth because...
She could run out of time to secure the succession
Powerful men in government would not want to take orders from a woman
Women were seen as soft, without authority
Women did not hold equal status in Tudor society
13
Who opposed the theatre?
Catholics
Women
Local authorities
Puritans
14
Which of the following were famous Elizabethan playwrights?
Christopher Marlowe
Percey Shelley
William Shakespeare
Ben Johnson
15
Which of the following powerful Elizabethans were NOT Puritan?
The Earl of Westmorland
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Archbishop Edmund Grindal
Sir Francis Walsingham
16
Which was NOT a reason why poverty got worse in this period?
Population growth led to higher rents which people couldn't afford
Enclosure made many rural workers jobless and homeless
Inflation
Brexit
17
Why did the nobility support the theatre?
Plays were useful propaganda for the Tudors
It demonstrated how cultured and fashionable they were
TV hadn't been invented yet
They enjoyed the entertainment
18
Acting companies were named after the venue where they performed
False
True
19
Why did Puritans oppose the theatre?
The Pope told them to
It was too crowded
It was thought to be sinful
They couldn't afford to attend
20
Potential suitors for Elizabeth included:
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Francis, Duke of Anjou
The Earl of Essex
The Duke of Norfolk
21
Theatre was popular in Elizabethan times, but only the wealthy could afford to go
True
False
22
Which of the following was NOT a measure taken by Archbishop Whitgift to crack down on Puritanism?
Puritan printers were harshly punished
A High Commission arrested many Puritans
Unlicensed preaching was banned
Puritans were sent to the New World
23
Elizabeth's treatment of Puritans worsened after Robert Dudley and Sir Francis Walsingham both died in 1590
False
True
24
Most Puritans conformed to Elizabeth's Church because ...
they didn't want to be burned at the stake
the Puritan Bishops agreed to so they kept their jobs
to refuse to conform was treason
Edmund Grindal said it was OK
25
Puritans were happy with Elizabeth's religious settlement
True
False
26
Elizabeth kept many of her father's and brother's advisors
True
False
27
Why were some people considered to be 'deserving poor'?
Because they were begging
Because they were sick or disabled
Because they deserved to be poor
Because it was Christian to help the poor
28
Which of these was NOT done by towns to ease the problems of poverty?
Offer apprenticeships to young paupers
Give the poor benefits
Allow some people to beg with a license
Build hospitals
29
Why did local authorities dislike the theatre?
It spread disease
It was sinful
It attracted criminals
They thought it was too expensive
30
Why was the Royal Court important?
it was the source of key cultural trends for the country
it settled disputes
it was the centre of political power in England
it gave people justice
31
Some women became famous actresses in the Elizabethan period
True
False
32
Puritans were Catholic religious extremists
False
True
33
Patronage is ...
being someone's father
a bird in a pear tree at Christmas
helping or supporting someone's ambitions, usually financial support
controlling appointments/the right to privilege
34
Richard Burbage was a famous Elizabethan playwright
True
False
35
Poverty got worse during Elizabeth's reign
False
True
