The Elizabethans: An Indroduction Elizabethan England

Question 1

Elizabethan England was in the 16th century (___), it was a ___ society

Answer 1

1500s
agriculture

Question 2

In Elizabethan England there was a struggle for ___

Answer 2

survival

Question 3

In Elizabethan England the majority of the population lived in the ___

Answer 3

south

Question 4

Approximately 120,000 people lived in ___

Answer 4

London

Question 5

in Elizabethan England, the houses were beautiful on the exterior, but the inside had ___, dark, dingey, lit by candles

Answer 5

no running water or proper drainage

Question 5

Population ___ by 1 million during Elizabeth’s reign

Answer 5

increased

Question 6

1561 - ___ plague kills 17,000 in London

Answer 6

bubonic

Question 7

dusty roads, travel by ___

Answer 7

horseback or boat

Question 8

major industry: ___ exported as ___ to Europe

Answer 8

wool
cloth

Question 9

Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of ___ - 2nd marriage to ___

Answer 9

Henry VIII’s
Anne Boleyn

Question 10

Queen Elizabeth I was known as the ___ because she never married

Answer 10

Virgin Queen

Question 11

Queen Elizabeth I never married because…

Answer 11

she liked the power of being Queen and didn’t want to share

Question 12

Queen Elizabeth I was born in ___

Answer 12

1533

Question 13

Queen Elizabeth I’s mother was executed in ___, Elizabeth declared ___ and ___ from court

Answer 13

1536
illegitimate
banished

Question 14

Queen Elizabeth I befriends ___, ___ and lives with her after his death in 1547

Answer 14

Catherine Parr
Henry’s 6th wife

Question 15

Upon her half-sisters death, Queen Elizabeth I …

Answer 15

becomes Queen in 1558 at 25 years old

Question 16

Queen Elizabeth I was ___ for the enormity of the task which lay ahead and had to maintain a ____

Answer 16

ill-prepared
politically low profile

Question 17

What was Queen Elizabeth I’s greatest talent?

Answer 17

an ability to choose and inspire capable men to govern her kingdom

Question 18

Queen Elizabeth I inherited a ___ at a time when profound ___ changes were sweeping

Answer 18

weak, divided, dispirited nation
political and social

Question 19

powerful neighboring countries were ____ as ___ tore at the very hearts and souls of her subjects

Answer 19

threatening invasion
conflicting old and new ideologies

Question 20

When was Elizabeth’s Reign

Answer 20

1558-1603

Question 21

Current state during Elizabeth’s Reign:

Answer 21

England at war with France, who is allied with Scotland

Question 22

Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___(1509-1547) - broke with Rome, dissolved all monasteries, and established the ___

Answer 22

Henry VIII
Church of England

Question 23

Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___ (1547-1553) - ___

Answer 23

Edward
hard-line Protestant

Question 24

Religious differences during Elizabeth's Reign: ___ (1553 - 1558) - ___, publicly burned heretics at the stake

Answer 24

Mary I Catholic

Question 25

William Shakespeare is believed to be the ___ in history

Answer 25

greatest playwright

Question 26

William Shakespeare was known for his...

Answer 26

ability to depict human character

Question 27

William Shakespeare was born ___

Answer 27

April 23 1564 in Stratford upon Avon

Question 28

William Shakespeare married ___

Answer 28

Anne Hathaway

Question 29

Anne Hathaway was ___ like most women

Answer 29

illiterate

Question 30

Where did William Shakespeare spend most of his time

Answer 30

London

Question 31

William Shakespeare died on ___ at ___

Answer 31

April 23 1616 52 years old

Question 32

___ paid Shakespeare's theater company the highest possible compliment by endowing its members with the status of ___

Answer 32

King James King's Players

Question 33

There is very little ___ on Shakespeare so some believe that his plays were written by someone else

Answer 33

factual biographical information

Question 34

Shakespeare is said to have written __ plays and __ sonnets

Answer 34

37 154

Question 35

When did William Shakespeare gain the bulk of his fame

Answer 35

posthumously

Question 36

In the late 1580's William Shakespeare becomes involved with a ___ and moves to ___

Answer 36

travelling group of actors london

Question 37

1594 - William Shakespeare was a founding member of the ___, an acting company

Answer 37

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 38

1598-1599 - ___ built on Bankside; Shakespeare is a shareholder

Answer 38

Globe Theater

Question 39

16th century theater was staged in ___

Answer 39

the open air

Question 40

in 16th century theater only ___ wore costumes

Answer 40

principle actors

Question 41

in 16th century theater, there were no ___,___,___, minimal ___ and ___

Answer 41

women probs curtains music sound effects

Question 42

in 16th century theater there were strong ___ and power of ___ which had a ___

Answer 42

storylines verse universal appeal

Question 43

What was Julius Caesar's full name?

Answer 43

Gaius Julius Caesar

Question 44

Julius Caesar was born july 12, ___

Answer 44

100BC

Question 45

Julius Caesar was considered ot be a ____

Answer 45

military genius and brilliant politician

Question 46

Julius Caesar was supposedly a direct decendant of the ___

Answer 46

Trojan Prince Aeneas (son of Venus)

Question 47

Julius Caesar lived during the harsh dictatorshop of ___

Answer 47

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Question 48

Julius Caesar ___ when father-in-law Cinna is killed

Answer 48

fled to asia

Question 49

Julius Caesar joined army where he became a ___

Answer 49

decorated war hero

Question 50

Julius Caesar returns to Rome where he begins his political carrer after ___

Answer 50

sulla dies

Question 51

Julius Caesar formed the first ___ with ___ and ___

Answer 51

triumvirate Pompey the Great Marcus Licinus Crassus

Question 52

___BC - ___BC, ___ War occurs, which was started by Caesar

Answer 52

58-49 Gallic

Question 53

In 50BC Pompey ordered Ceasar to ___ his army and return to Rome. Ceasar ___ and is accused of ___.

Answer 53

disband refuses treason

Question 54

Julius Caesar returns in 49BC and ___

Answer 54

ignites a civil war

Question 55

48BC, Julius Caesar defeats ___ and is ___

Answer 55

Pompey appointed sole ruler of Rome

Question 56

Julius Caesar became a ___ and a ___ to the Romans who immediately built ___ and minted ___ of his profile, which only ___

Answer 56

an icon god statues coins inflated his ego

Question 57

Julius Caesar completely disregarded the ___ in Rome and became an enemy of ___

Answer 57

electoral system the state

Question 58

___ (once close friend and confidant ) began to conspire with his brother-in-law and friend (___) and others

Answer 58

Marcus Brutus Cassius

Question 59

Marcus Brutus and Cassius called themselves the ___ and masterminded a plan to ___ Ceasar

Answer 59

Liberators assasinate

Question 60

___, Ceasar was lured to the forum to discuss a fake petition

Answer 60

March 15 (Ides of March)

Question 61

how did Julius Caesar die

Answer 61

he was stabbed to death by his conspirators

Question 62

most accounts say Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times

Answer 62

23

Question 63

Shakespeare said Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times

Answer 63

33

Question 64

Over __ men witnessed or participated in the assasination

Answer 64

60

Question 65

Julius Caesar the play takes place in ___ when ___

Answer 65

ancient Rome in 44BC Rome was the center of an empire form Britain tp North America and from Persia to Spain

Question 66

The empire suffered from a ___ (wealthy vs plebeian)

Answer 66

sharp division between citzens

Question 67

many men attempted to become the ___, but only Julius Caesar seemed to achieve this status

Answer 67

absolute ruler of Rome

Question 68

Those favoring more ___ feared that Caesar's power would lead to the ___ of Roman citizens by one of their own

Answer 68

democratic rule enslavement

Question 69

Shakespeare's play includes ___ as well as much of the ___

Answer 69

the events leading up to the assassination of Ceasar much of the subsequent war

Question 70

Julius Ceasar portrays the shift from ___ to ___ and the Elizabethan era's trend toward ___

Answer 70

republican imperial Rome consolidated monarchical power

Question 71

In 1599, when the play was first performed, Queen Elizabeth had already reigned for almost __ years, but because of her age (66), many believed her reign would soon end and she lacked ___ (as didi Julius Caesar) causing much distress

Answer 71

40 any heirs