Elizabethan England

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Quiz on Elizabethan England, created by bec.harrison on 05/11/2015.
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Question 1

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What did poor people do for work?
Answer
  • Noble
  • Labourer
  • Gentleman
  • Run the country as Queen Elizabeth

Question 2

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Why did Elizabethan's eat so much fish?
Answer
  • They really liked fish
  • It was illegal to eat meat on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and Advent
  • Queen Elizabeth mandated that all Elizabethans must eat fish
  • It was easier to cook fish in their dark cottages

Question 3

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Why do children get whipped and flogged in Elizabethan England?
Answer
  • So they can learn to respect authority
  • Because they hated the children
  • Queen Elizabeth mandated a law
  • The Church said it was the best thing to do

Question 4

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Where were wealthy people more likely to stay?
Answer
  • At the house of gentleman
  • An inn
  • The local cottage
  • One of Queen Elizabeth's castle

Question 5

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The star chamber was the place to go to stargaze
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Why was they royal progress important to the Queen?
Answer
  • Queen Elizabeth got to take a holiday
  • Queen Elizabeth's people got to meet and become acquainted with her
  • The people could see how Queen Elizabeth lived
  • Queen Elizabeth saw how the Christian people were living

Question 7

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Why were the gentry so powerful in Elizabethan England?
Answer
  • They were the most gentle of the all the Elizabethan people
  • They ran the country and had the most money
  • They were best friends with Queen Elizabeth
  • They ran the star chamber

Question 8

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The rich travelled by car.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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What might an alehouse owner's wife or daughter do to make money?
Answer
  • Sell socks they had knitted
  • Sing in the alehouse for money
  • Participate in prostitution
  • Cleaning Queen Elizabeth's 20 castles

Question 10

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How long did boys go to school during Elizabethan times?
Answer
  • For as long as the teacher said they had to
  • At least 10 hours
  • From dawn till dusk
  • Only in the month of November
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