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Elizabeth I

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a pastime that Elizabeth enjoyed throughout her life?
a)

singing and playing the piano

b)

horseback riding and dancing

c)

watching the sport of bear-baiting and wrestling

2.

When was Elizabeth I born?

a)

12 January 1600

b)

30 April 1620

c)

7 September 1533

3.

William Shakespeare had his plays performed for Elizabeth

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who was known as "Bloody Mary"?

a)

Mary, her half-sister

b)

Mary, Queen of Scots

5.

Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of what country?

a)

America

b)

Africa

c)

England

6.

How many children did Queen Elizabeth I have in her lifetime?

a)

0

b)

7

c)

2

7.

Queen Elizabeth I was never married

a)

False

b)

True

8.

During the time of Queen Elizabeth I, many people did not think women should __________.

a)

Answer telephones

b)

Clean and cook

c)

Be rulers

9.

In an absolute Monarchy every citizen gets to vote on all laws?

a)

False, the King or Queen have to approve all laws

b)

True, the King or Queen don't make laws

10.

The type of Government in England during Queen Elizabeth I's rule was ________

a)

a monarchy

b)

a democracy

c)

a dictatorship

11.

Reign means __________.

a)

rule

b)

happy

12.

Elizabeth I was well educated and could speak several languages fluently.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Elizabeth I became the Queen at age 25

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Elizabeth I was married more than once

a)

True

b)

False

15.

During Elizabeth's reign, England experienced a golden age of progress

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Doesn't say

16.

Who was her sister

a)

Mary

b)

Anne

17.

Who was the famous writer at her court?

a)

Milton

b)

Shakespeare

18.

Who was Walter Raleigh?

a)

A musician

b)

A politician

c)

An explorer

19.

Elizabeth I helped to fund this man's trips. He is most famous for being the first Englishman to successfully sail around the world from 1577 to 1580

a)

Francis Drake

b)

Vasco da Gama

20.

Who was Elizabeth's cousin who plotted against her?

a)

Lady Jane Grey

b)

Mary Queen of Scots

21.

Elizabeth I helped to fund this man's trips to explore and colonize North America?

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

James I

22.

Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world?

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Sir Francis Drake

23.

The new land of Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth as the Virgin Queen. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Pope Pius V declared that Elizabeth I had no right to rule and said that assassinating her was not a sin.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

This sibling locked Elizabeth away in the Tower of London.

a)

Edward Vi

b)

Bloody Mary

26.

Was Elizabeth active in promoting exploration, the arts, and sciences in England during her reign?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Gloves were an important status symbol in Elizabethean England.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What happened to Elizabeth's mother?

a)

She was lost at sea.

b)

She was beheaded.

c)

She was died of the plague.

29.

Elizabeth hated being Queen.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

This is a picture of Elizabeth's sister who locked her in the Tower of London. Her name was _______

a)

Mary Queen of Scots

b)

Mary I (Bloody Mary)

c)

Catherine I