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WorksheetsChapter 32: During Queen Elizabeth
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 47mins
Who is the author of The Faerie Queene?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Edmund Spenser
William Shakespeare
John Milton
What inspired The Faerie Queene?
Ancient Greek plays
The reign and virtues of Queen Elizabeth I
African folktales
A true story
Which monarch did Spenser dedicate The Faerie Queene to?
King James I
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Mary Tudor
What virtue does the Redcrosse Knight represent?
Friendship
Kindness
Holiness
Honesty
What type of poem is The Faerie Queene?
A comedy
A love letter
An epic allegory
A short story
What is Epithalamion?
A sad funeral poem
A wedding poem Spenser wrote for his own marriage
A poem about war
A poem about the weather
What does Una symbolize?
Anger
Pride
Truth and true faith
What rhyme scheme did Spenser invent?
Haiku
Spenserian stanza
Free verse
Limerick
Which creature does the Redcrosse Knight defeat early in Book I?
A troll
A giant
A ghost
A dragon named Error
What did Spenser believe should happen to Ireland?
It should be left alone
It should be controlled and made more English
It should rule England
He had no opinion
Which major dynasty ruled Austria?
Tudor
Habsburg
Romanov
Valois
What religion were the Habsburg rulers?
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Buddhist
Jewish
How did the Habsburgs treat Protestants?
They welcomed them
They discriminated against them
They ignored them
They made them kings
How did they treat many Jewish communities?
What does “non-contiguous” mean?
All land touches each other
The land areas are separated and not connected
It is all on an island
It is underwater
Along which sea did Brandenburg–Prussia unite territories?
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Which family ruled Brandenburg–Prussia?
Tudor
Romanov
Hohenzollern
Medici
Military and financial reforms made the state stronger.
True
False
What was the largest country in Europe (by land area) around 1600?
France
Austria
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Portugal
What made its government unusual?
The king made every decision alone
Nobles could vote and block decisions
Priests ruled everything
The army chose the king
How did Brandenburg–Prussia treat Jews?
They welcomed all Jews
They banned them from all cities
They expelled many but kept some for business and trade
They made them join the army
What was the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
Rome
Paris
Constantinople (Istanbul)
Vienna
Who did Pope Clement VIII form a Christian Alliance with to fight against the Turks in 1595?
Sigismund (The Prince of Transylvania) and Rudolph II
The Frog Prince and the Pea
Dancer and Prancer and Dracula
Comet and Cupid III
What other name is used for the Ottoman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
Turkish Empire
Persian Empire
Roman Empire
When did the Ottoman Empire capture Constantinople?
1299
1453
1096
1591
Who led the Ottoman Empire during its rise to power?
Michael the Brave
Suleiman the Magnificent
Charlemagne
Pope Urban II
What was the name of the war fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Hapsburg Dynasty?
Long War
Fifteen Years War
Long War or Fifteen Years War
What was the goal of the Ottoman Empire in the Long War?
To convert Europe to Islam
To seize Vienna and expand territory
To ally with the Pope
To colonize the Americas
The region that was central to the conflict between the Ottomans and Habsburgs was:
The Balkans
Scandinavia
North Africa
Persia
Who led a campaign against the Turks in 1594?
Suleiman
Michael the Brave of Wallachia
Bruno
Who joined the alliance against the Turks that was already composed of support from Pope Clement VIII, Sigismund (Prince of Transylvania) and Rudolph II?
Aron Voda of Maldovia
Michael the Brave of Wallachia
Both Aron Voda of Maldovia and Michael the Brave of Wallachia
Michael the Brave and the Wallachians had success, reached Adrionople and came very close to Constantinople. They even won the key, bloody Battle of Calugareni against the Ottoman Turks. However, they were soon forced to flee. Why?
They lacked the resources to continue on and had to wait for more help from the Transylvanians and the Austrians
They decided to change sides
They had too many resources and didn’t know what to do with them all.
The Transylvanians, Austrians and Wallachians couldn’t agree on a united strategy
The Battle of Mezokeresztes in late 1596 was almost a victory for the Christian forces (Transylvania and Hapsburg). Sigismund Bathory (the Prince of Transylvania) took part on that battle but Michael the Brave did not. The Christians thought they had won a victory but ended up losing. Why?
The Ottoman Turks had Mongolian allies that made a surprise attack at the end of the battle
The Christians were overrun at the last moment by Ottoman elephants
They got arrogant and looted Ottoman possessions when they were caught by surprise by the Ottomans
After The Battle of Mezokeresztes, the Turks realized that the Christian weapons were better. Nevertheless, neither side could completely dominate the other. Finally in 1599, Michael the Brave had to withdraw from fighting. Why?
Michael the Brave felt bad about shedding so much Turkish blood
He had some major health problems that took him to his sick bed
Which country is associated with?
France
Royal Hungary and the Danube River
Spain
Italy
Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Hungary and Transylvania, rebelled against the Habsburgs with the help of the Ottoman empire. Why?
They wanted freedom for themselves from the Habsburgs and peace with the Ottoman Turks
They wanted to take over and become the rulers of all of the Habsburg kingdom
They were forced to fight by the Ottoman Turks
What Treaty finally ended the Long War or the Fifteen Years War and made peace between the Christian Habsburgs and the Ottomans?
The Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Augsburg
The Peace of Zsitvatorok
John Sigismund and Sigismund Bathoy are different people. Which one was the leader of Brandenberg-Prussia and which one was a leader of Hungary and Transylvania?
John Sigismund ruled Hungary and Transylvania while Sigismund Bathoy ruled Brandenberg-Prussia
John Sigismund ruled Brandenberg-Prussia while Sigismund Bathoy ruled Hungary and Transylvania
To what religion did John Sigismund convert during his rule of Brandenberg-Prussia?
Lutheran
Calvinist
Atheist
Catholic
After John Sigismund converted to Calvinism, his wife and most of the people of Brandenburg Prussia followed his example and also converted to Calvinism.
True
False
John Sigismund tried to force his subjects and his wife to convert to Calvinism. The people were not happy about that. So they rebelled against him. Finally, he gave in to their demands and allowed them to have freedom of religion.
True
False
John Sigismund of Brandenberg-Prussia’s father married a woman who was over a lot of territory and together they had a large kingdom. His father also improved the strength of the military to make them a stronger nation. What was John Sigismund’s father’s name?
Frederick the Great
Joachim III Frederick
What caused decline in the 1600s?
They had no army
Weak rulers
They had no trade
A volcano
After Suleman, the leader of the Ottoman Turks, died, his son Salim, the second took over. How would you classify his rule?
Continued the strong leadership of his father
He died one month after he came to power.
He was a drunkard. I did not rule well at all.
How were the rulers that came after Salim the second?
They weren’t much better than him and that led to the decline of the ottoman empire
They were far better than him
What idea did Copernicus propose?
The sun goes around Earth
Earth goes around the sun
The Earth is flat
The moon controls time
Who believed the universe is infinite?
Galileo
Giordano Bruno
Shakespeare
Luther
What did Galileo discover with his telescope?
Stars were drawings
The Milky Way is made of many stars
The sun is green
The Earth is hollow
What is the name of people who supported the reformation?
Protestants
Catholics
Who helped to make Protestantism very acceptable in Switzerland?
Martin Luther
Zwingli
What does that mean?
Our choices will lead us to our consequences in life
Our final destination is predetermined and we can’t do much to change that
What was John Calvin in favor of?
He was for baptism
the Eucharist
believed in sola scriptora (the belief that all spiritual questions can only be found in the Bible)
All of the above
What was John Calvin against?
Transubstantiation (the belief that the bread and wine are literally the body and blood of Christ and not just symbolically)
Images of the saints
The Crucifix (preferred a simpler cross)
All of the above
Why did Calvin believe that people should participate in the Eucharist?
Tradition
As a way to connect with Christ
John Calvin believed that the church and the state should be unified.
True
False
John Calvin helped create strong discipline in the church. He believed that they're needed to be strong punishments for wrongdoings. To do this reformed a group of men to help carry out these punishments and discipline. What was the name of this group?
Consistory
Areopugas
Huguenots
The consistory also gave recommendations to secular courts. But did the secular courts heed what the consistory recommended very often?
No, not very often
Yes, usually
What does “predestination” mean in Calvinism?
Everyone picks their own afterlife
God already knows who will be saved
People all go to heaven
Only kings go to heaven
When did Calvin believe people should be baptized?
Only when very old
As infants
Never
Only during Easter
What were Calvin’s followers in France called?
Lutherans
Puritans
Huguenots
Jesuits
What does the word heresy mean?
The worship of hair floating in the sea
Any beliefs that are considered outside the “truth” and “dangerous”
How did the Catholic league feel about Protestantism in France?
Henry III of France was Catholic, but the Catholic league didn’t like him. Why not?
Because he was cruel to the protestants.
Because he was not strict enough against the protestants
After the edict of Nantes was issued by Henry the fourth of France, the Catholic league did what?
They grew enraged and fought against Henry III
They began to get smaller and smaller until they were no more
What did this edict say?
Allowed Protestants to worship freely but still made it necessary for the Protestants to pay money to the Catholic church
Prohibited Protestants from practicing their religion
Established Catholicism as the only religion in France
Granted Protestants equal rights with Catholics
Why did Henry III have the De Guise brothers killed?
To celebrate a holiday
Because they were becoming too powerful
Because they were poor
Because they were Protestant
Who killed Henry III in revenge?
A soldier
A nobleman
A fanatical priest
A sailor
What did the Edict of Nantes do?
Made everyone Protestant
Banned Catholic churches
Allowed Protestants to worship freely but still made it necessary for the Protestants to pay money to the Catholic church
Ended all religion
What was Menendez’s main goal that he wanted to accomplish in Florida?
Make lots of trade in the new world to make lots of money for himself and for Spain
Spread the Christian religion to the natives
Help raise the standard of living of the native
What did Amerigo Vespucci realize?
He found Asia
He found a new continent
He found Australia
He found the North Pole
A cartographer is someone who:
Writes poetry
Makes maps
Bakes bread
Teaches music
How did King Ferdinand reward Vespucci for his discovery of the new world, not being part of Asia?
He made him the position of Master Navigator and he instructed others on how to navigate
He made him the Head Submarine Agent which position he kept until the day of his death
He made him the Game Maker
Two cartographers drew a map that contained a different continent than people were accustomed to seeing. What did they call this New World that was named after Amerigo Vespucci?
Columbia
Amerigo
America
Hudson Bay
How did Ivan punish nobles (boyars) after his wife died and he suspected them?
He rewarded them
He moved away from them
He attacked and executed many of them
He forgave them
Who had the greatest calming influence on Ivan the Terrible early in his reign?
His generals
His advisors
His wife, Anastasia
His enemies
Who did Ivan the Terrible defeat in war early in his reign?
The English
The French
What is the largest minority group in Russia today?
The Chinese
The Germans
The Tatars
The Polish
After 13 years of marriage, Ivan’s wife Anastasia died. He suspected that the boyars had poisoned her. What did Ivan the Terrible do to the boyars?
He forgave them and strengthened ties with the nobility
He punished and executed many of them in revenge
He exiled himself immediately to a monastery
He made peace treaties with foreign rulers instead
Why did Ivan the Terrible go into self-exile for two months?
To avoid war with the Mongols
Because he was angry and distrustful of the boyars and wanted people to beg him to come back
To convert to a new religion
Because he wanted to test his people’s loyalty
When people came to beg Ivan the Terrible to return from exile and be their king again, what did he say must happen for him to agree?
He demanded absolute power over the people and the boyars
He asked for forgiveness from the church
He required a new palace to be built for him
He said he would only return if Anastasia was avenged
What was the Oprichniki?
A dance group
A church choir
Ivan’s special police force
A group of doctors
Why was the Oprichniki disbanded?
They became too weak to fight
They became violent and out of control
They moved to another country
They were all too old
Why did Ivan the Terrible kill his son?
His son tried to leave Russia
His son tried to steal money
He struck him in anger during an argument. He was defending his wife.
He did not know his son
Why was Russia weak at the end of Ivan’s rule?
Everyone was wealthy
Trade was perfect
There was chaos and poor leadership
The weather was nice
