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Elizabethan Times

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which would have been a likely food to be eaten in Elizabethan times?

a)

KFC

b)

Wild boar

c)

Lasagna

d)

Pizza

2.

What does betrothal mean?

a)

Legally married

b)

An engagement between two families

c)

A wedding ceremony

d)

A secret affair

3.

What is a dowry?

a)

A type of livestock

b)

A herb garden

c)

an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.

d)

an engagement

4.

Who provides drugs or medicines in the Elizabethan time?

a)

A doctor

b)

A herbalist

c)

A farrier

d)

Apothecary

5.

Who made arrows in the Elizabethan era?

a)

farrier

b)

millner

c)

fletcher

d)

limner

6.

What was the dominant religion at this time?

a)

Catholic

b)

Muslim

c)

Church of England or Protestant

d)

Jewish

7.

What is illegal to be Catholic at this time?

a)

Yes its illegal

b)

No its not illegal

c)

It is not a crime but there is a fine for not conforming.

8.

What effect did religion have on the theatre of the day?

a)

No effect the theatre was enjoyed by all

b)

They closed down the theatres for moral reasons.

c)

They argued with the playwrights

d)

They were happy with all the themes.

9.

What was 'The chase'?

a)

A type of hunting wild animals

b)

A game played by nobleman

c)

A royal type of entertainment

d)

The forest that was owned by the noble people (the crown)

10.

What was the main reason for dueling in this time?

a)

Money

b)

Poverty

c)

Insulting someones honour or reputation

d)

Anger

11.

What was 'The Black Death'?

a)

a type of medicine

b)

the flu

c)

a death caused by leeches

d)

a disease or plague

12.

What is a superstition?

a)

A curse by witches

b)

A type of charm used by witches

c)

A spell

d)

Based on magic or chance or luck

13.

What happened if you were accused of being a witch?

a)

Beheaded

b)

Exiled from community

c)

Publicly burnt at the stake in the village square

d)

Stoned to death

14.

Why was entertainment extremely important to the people who lived in the Elizabethan era?

a)

They were bored

b)

They loved acting

c)

They lived hard lives of poverty

d)

They had lots of money to spend

15.

What was the most common crime of the Commoners?

a)

Stealing food

b)

Pick pocketing

c)

Forgery

d)

Gambling