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Elizabethan England

Question 1 of 10

1

What did poor people do for work?

Select one of the following:

  • Noble

  • Labourer

  • Gentleman

  • Run the country as Queen Elizabeth

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Why did Elizabethan's eat so much fish?

Select one of the following:

  • They really liked fish

  • It was illegal to eat meat on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and Advent

  • Queen Elizabeth mandated that all Elizabethans must eat fish

  • It was easier to cook fish in their dark cottages

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Why do children get whipped and flogged in Elizabethan England?

Select one of the following:

  • So they can learn to respect authority

  • Because they hated the children

  • Queen Elizabeth mandated a law

  • The Church said it was the best thing to do

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Where were wealthy people more likely to stay?

Select one of the following:

  • At the house of gentleman

  • An inn

  • The local cottage

  • One of Queen Elizabeth's castle

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

The star chamber was the place to go to stargaze

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Why was they royal progress important to the Queen?

Select one of the following:

  • Queen Elizabeth got to take a holiday

  • Queen Elizabeth's people got to meet and become acquainted with her

  • The people could see how Queen Elizabeth lived

  • Queen Elizabeth saw how the Christian people were living

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Why were the gentry so powerful in Elizabethan England?

Select one of the following:

  • They were the most gentle of the all the Elizabethan people

  • They ran the country and had the most money

  • They were best friends with Queen Elizabeth

  • They ran the star chamber

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

The rich travelled by car.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

What might an alehouse owner's wife or daughter do to make money?

Select one of the following:

  • Sell socks they had knitted

  • Sing in the alehouse for money

  • Participate in prostitution

  • Cleaning Queen Elizabeth's 20 castles

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

How long did boys go to school during Elizabethan times?

Select one of the following:

  • For as long as the teacher said they had to

  • At least 10 hours

  • From dawn till dusk

  • Only in the month of November

Explanation

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