The Reign of Queen Elizabeth I
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During which monarch's reign did the Elizabethan era take place?

  • Henry VIII
  • Edward VI
  • Mary I
  • Elizabeth I (correct)

    • What is the symbol of Britannia and when was it first used to mark the Elizabethan age?

  • A male personification of Great Britain; 1558
  • A national monument; 1595
  • A female personification of Great Britain; 1572 (correct)
  • A mythical creature; 1603

    • What is the Elizabethan era often depicted as by historians?

  • A period of religious enlightenment
  • The golden age in English history (correct)
  • A time of great political turmoil
  • A time of economic decline

    • Which of the following art forms flourished during the Elizabethan era?

    <p>Music</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main conflict between Protestants and Catholics prior to Elizabeth's reign?

    <p>The English Reformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Spanish Armada in relation to the Elizabethan era?

    <p>It made the Protestant Reformation more acceptable to the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main difference between the Elizabethan age and the previous and following reigns?

    <p>The Elizabethan age saw the flowering of poetry, music, and literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During Elizabethan England, which country was England's greatest rival?

    <p>Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which policy temporarily settled the French Wars of Religion?

    <p>The Edict of Nantes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England in 1588?

    <p>The Spanish Armada was famously defeated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the suspension of the Anglo-French Wars during Elizabeth's reign?

    <p>England's expulsion from their last outposts on the continent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for England's economic growth during Elizabethan England?

    <p>Trans-Atlantic trade and theft of Spanish and Portuguese treasures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main factor in England's well-organized government during Elizabethan England?

    <p>The reforms of Henry VII and Henry VIII</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Victorian era and early 20th century view the Elizabethan era?

    <p>They viewed it as England's Golden Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the Royal Exchange in England?

    <p>Sir Thomas Gresham</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of the Babington Plot?

    <p>To overthrow Queen Elizabeth and restore the Catholic Church in England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Bye Plot of 1603?

    <p>A plan by two Catholic priests to kidnap King James and hold him in the Tower of London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Essex Rebellion of 1601?

    <p>A rebellion led by the Earl of Essex and his supporters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?

    <p>A plan to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Throckmorton Plot of 1584?

    <p>A conspiracy to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and restore the Catholic Church in England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Ridolfi plot of 1570?

    <p>A plot to replace Queen Elizabeth with Mary, Queen of Scots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the English ship that first demonstrated the new designs allowing for faster sailing and better maneuverability in 1573?

    <p>The Dreadnaught</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the 'Sea Dogs' that Elizabeth supported, who preyed on the Spanish merchant ships carrying gold and silver from the New World?

    <p>John Hawkins and Francis Drake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reason for the failure of the Spanish Armada in 1588?

    <p>Over-complex strategy and poor cannon design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of King Henry VII's commissioning of John Cabot's voyage in 1497?

    <p>To find a northern route to the Spice Islands of Asia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for Elizabeth's prioritization of naval strength?

    <p>To defend against Spanish invasion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of the Spanish Armada's failure in 1588?

    <p>Marked the high point of Elizabeth's reign</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the full-rigged ship in naval warfare during Elizabethan England?

    <p>Permanently transformed naval warfare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of the Spanish landing their invasion army in 1588, according to Parker?

    <p>Could have brought total defeat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the Royal Navy's decline during the reigns of Edward and Mary?

    <p>They ignored it and it was little more than a system of coastal defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Shakespeare's plays is the longest?

    <p>King Lear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the playing company that Shakespeare was part-owner of?

    <p>The Lord Chamberlain's Men</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

    <p>Anne Hathaway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

    <p>154</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of Shakespeare's birthplace?

    <p>Stratford-upon-Avon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Shakespeare's plays is often considered his greatest tragedy?

    <p>Hamlet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of Shakespeare's only son?

    <p>Hamnet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following genres did Shakespeare primarily write during the early part of his career?

    <p>Comedies and histories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the definitive text of Shakespeare's dramatic works, published posthumously in 1623?

    <p>The First Folio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was Shakespeare born?

    <p>Stratford-upon-Avon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

    <p>Anne Hathaway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many children did Shakespeare have?

    <p>Five</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age did Hamnet, Shakespeare's son, die?

    <p>11</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Shakespeare receive his education?

    <p>King's New School in Stratford</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the 'complaints bill' in relation to Shakespeare's life?

    <p>It provides evidence of Shakespeare's involvement in a law case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do scholars refer to as Shakespeare's 'lost years'?

    <p>The years between 1585 and 1592</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Nicholas Rowe, Shakespeare's first biographer, report about Shakespeare's 'lost years'?

    <p>Shakespeare fled Stratford to escape prosecution for deer poaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Robert Greene's criticism of Shakespeare in his Groats-Worth of Wit?

    <p>Shakespeare was an upstart Crow who tried to match university-educated writers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the phrase 'Johannes Factotum' in relation to Shakespeare?

    <p>A second-rate tinkerer with the work of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Shakespeare's plays start being performed on the London stage?

    <p>By 1592</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which company owned by a group of players did Shakespeare's plays start being performed by exclusively after 1594?

    <p>The Lord Chamberlain's Men</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which play is Shakespeare not listed as a cast member for in the 1605 cast list for Ben Jonson's works?

    <p>Volpone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Shakespeare invest in in Stratford in 1605?

    <p>A share of the parish tithes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the indoor theater that the King's Men took over in 1608?

    <p>The Blackfriars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Shakespeare buy the second-largest house in Stratford, New Place?

    <p>1597</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the French Huguenot that Shakespeare rented rooms from in London?

    <p>Christopher Mountjoy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Shakespeare's plays began to be published in quarto editions in 1594?

    <p>Romeo and Juliet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the theatre that a partnership of members of the company built on the south bank of the River Thames in 1599?

    <p>The Globe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Shakespeare's association with the company make him, according to extant records of his property purchases and investments?

    <p>A wealthy man</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did John Davies of Hereford write about Shakespeare's acting roles in 1610?

    <p>That he played kingly roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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