Elizabethan England Intro

Let's Learn about Elizabethan England!

Why learn about Elizabeth England?

The setting of our Unit 3 book is Elizabeth England. The Devil and his Boy takes place in 1593, when Queen Elizabeth I ruled England. This book is fiction, but it includes lots of real history and people who lived during that time. 

Multiple Choice

Queen Elizabeth I lived from ____ to _____.

• 500 ; 570

• 1533 ; 1603

• 1857 ; 1927

Multiple Choice

Queen Elizabeth I's father was Henry the VIII. Her mother was _____.

• Catherine Parr

• Catherine of Aragon

• Anne Boleyn

Multiple Choice

Who rules England in The Devil and His Boy?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Mary

• King Edward

Multiple Select

Who helped Queen Elizabeth rule?

Choose TWO (2).

• personal guards

• no one

• advisors

• her father

Multiple Choice

What was the Spanish Armada?

• pear trees brought from Spain

• weapons that were made by Spanish soldiers

• a group of 130 ships sent to attack England

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish Armada attack England while Queen Elizabeth I was in power?

• They wanted everyone in England to speak Spanish.

• They wanted to kill Queen Elizabeth I and make England Catholic.

• They were bored and thought starting a war would be fun.

Multiple Select

Name TWO (2) things that are true about "Tudor" homes.

• They burned easily because they were made of wood.

• They were bright colors like yellow and orange.

• They had glass windows.

• They were very rare because most people didn't live in homes.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Poor people wore clothes made of lace, silk and velvet in bright colors with high collars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Poor people had to catch and kill their own meat or fish.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a type of popular entertainment in Elizabethan England?

• hunting

• playing chess

• learning Spanish

• dancing

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Wealthy people stood in front of the stage when they would go see plays at the Globe Theater in London.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which famous writer lived during Elizabethan England?

• Evliya Çelebi

• William Shakespeare

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Anthony Horowitz

Open Ended

How many plays by William Shakespeare do you know? Write your answer(s) here.