Early Elizabethan England III

New ideas about education spread from the continent. What were these ideas linked to?

• The Revival

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• The Restoration

Elizabethan Girls were sent to what type of school?

• Petty Schools

• Grammar Schools

• Apprenticeships

• Dame Schools

Which group disliked the growth of the theatre under Elizabeth?

• Catholics

• Protestants

• Puritans

• Jesuits

Which word describes wealthy people who spent money supporting artists and theatres?

• Clients

• Patrons

• Traders

• Consumers

What was a popular sport of the lower classes under Elizabeth?

• Cockfighting

• Hawking

• Hunting

• Fencing

By how much did the population roughly grow under Elizabeth?

• 10%

• 25%

• 35%

• 50%

How did inflation lead to an increase in poverty under Elizabeth?

• Prices for goods rose, but wages fell as there were more people around to do the work.

• Prices for goods fell, but wages rose as there were more people around to do the work.

• Prices for goods rose, but wages fell as there were less people around to do the work.

• Prices for goods rose, but wages rose as there were more people around to do the work.

What term was used to describe a wandering beggar?

• Pauper

• Deserving poor

• Vagabond

• Highwayman

What did the Vagabonds Act 1572 state?

• Second time offenders were to be executed.

• Those refusing an offer of work were to be sent to a house of correction

• Towns were no longer required to find work for the able-bodied poor

• Anyone over 14 found guilty would be whipped and a burned through the ear

Who were the ‘impotent poor’?

• People unable to work due to age, disability or other illness.

• People who were physically able to work and were forced to

• People who were lazy, idle and threatened the established social order

• People who were unhygienic and might spread disease