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Edexcel: Early Elizabethan England Topic 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the group of chief advisors and courtiers who helped Elizabeth make decisions

a)

The Privy Council

b)

The Royal Court

c)

Parliament

d)

Justice of the Peace

2.

Which of these is not a part of the Religious Settlement

a)

The Royal Injunctions

b)

The Act of Supremacy

c)

The Act of Intent

d)

The Act of Uniformity

3.

What could happen to you if you did not obey the Religious Settlement?

a)

Execution

b)

Imprisonment

c)

Corporal punishment

d)

Fines

4.

Which parts of England were the most Catholic when Elizabeth became queen?

a)

South and East

b)

North and East

c)

South and West

d)

North and West

5.

How do we know not everyone supported the Religious Settlement?

a)

People stopped going to Church

b)

Actually they did

c)

Some puritans refused to display crucifixes

d)

There were public protests in London

6.

What was the Dutch Revolt?

a)

An invasion of the Netherlands by the Spanish Catholics

b)

A rebellion by Dutch Protestants against Spanish Catholics.

c)

An invasion of France by Dutch Protestants

d)

A rebellion of Dutch Protestants against French Catholics

7.

In which year was the Dutch Revolt?

a)

1566

b)

1558

c)

1623

d)

1572

8.

Which Treaty was signed in 1560?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Nonsuch

c)

The Treaty of Edinburgh

d)

The Treaty of Mons

9.

What was the main aim of the Treaty of Edinburgh?

a)

To make Spain an ally of Scotland

b)

To make Elizabeth Queen of Scotland

c)

To force Scottish protestants to accept Catholic rule.

d)

To establish a Protestant government in Scotland

10.

Who was Mary, Queen of Scots, first husband?

a)

The French Dauphin and later king

b)

Lord Darnley

c)

Charles II of Spain

d)

The Earl of Bothwell

11.

Who was Mary, Queen of Scots accused of murdering?

a)

The Earl of Bothwell

b)

Her second husband, Lord Darnley

c)

The French Dauphin

d)

Elizabeth

12.

Did Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots ever meet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

When Mary, Queen of Scots first arrived in England, Elizabeth had to choose what to do with her. Which did she choose?

a)

Send her back to Scotland to face trial

b)

Execute her

c)

Send her to France for protection

d)

Imprison her

14.

Which of these was not a reason Mary, Queen of Scots a threat to Elizabeth?

a)

English Catholics might support her

b)

Many plots against Elizabeth involved her.

c)

Some Catholics believed Elizabeth was illegitimate.

d)

The Scottish might invade to get her back

15.

Which of these was not a reason Mary, Queen of Scots a threat to Elizabeth?

a)

English Catholics might support her

b)

Many plots against Elizabeth involved her.

c)

Some Catholics believed Elizabeth was illegitimate.

d)

The Scottish might invade to get her back

16.

Which member of Elizabeth's court plotted to marry Mary, Queen of Scots?

a)

Duke of Suffolk

b)

Earl of Northumberland

c)

Robert Dudley

d)

Duke of Norfolk