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History Quiz - The Reign of Elizabeth I 01 (Questions)

This KS3 History quiz takes a look at the reign of Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I was born in 1533 and was the only child of Anne Boleyn to survive. She was only three when Henry VIII had Anne Boleyn beheaded. She was well educated and a talented musician. She inherited the throne of England following the death of her half-sister Queen Mary.

Henry VIII had changed the religion of England from Catholic to Protestant. Queen Mary was a devout Catholic and restored the Catholics. Elizabeth once again reformed the Church and re-established Protestantism but did not persecute the Catholics until later in her reign, after there had been several attempts by Catholic rebels to kill her.

Mary Stuart, the Queen of the Scots, was Elizabeth's cousin and was seen by many to be the rightful heir to the throne.

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After her husband, Lord Darnley, was murdered, she fled to England. She was a threat to Elizabeth and was imprisoned for 19 years. Against the wishes of Elizabeth, Mary was executed for plotting against her. This angered King Philip II of Spain since Mary was a Catholic. He launched an armada of ships and men to invade England and to restore the power of the Catholic Church. The armada was defeated and England remained Protestant. Two further invasion attempts were repelled a few years later.

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1. Elizabeth belonged to which Royal house?
[ ] Plantagenet
[ ] Stuart
[ ] Tudor
[ ] York
2. When did Elizabeth arrive on the English throne?
[ ] 1548
[ ] 1550
[ ] 1558
[ ] 1561
3. What expression has described her religious policy?
[ ] The Iron Rod
[ ] The Lenient Path
[ ] The Middle Way
[ ] The Velvet Glove
4. Everybody had to use the new prayer book under which Act of Parliament?
[ ] Act of Equality
[ ] Act of Piety
[ ] Act of Supplicancy
[ ] Act of Uniformity
5. Which was true about the new church services?
[ ] There was no Holy Communion
[ ] There were no sermons
[ ] They were extremely short
[ ] They were in English
6. What title did Elizabeth use as head of the Church?
[ ] Chief Prelate
[ ] Defender of the Faith
[ ] Supreme Being
[ ] Supreme Governor
7. Which 1559 Act declared her as Supreme Governor?
[ ] Act of Governance
[ ] Act of Supremacy
[ ] Act of Union
[ ] The Ecclesiastical Act
8. Who had the job of hunting down rebellious Catholics?
[ ] Francis Walsingham
[ ] John Whitgift
[ ] Robert Dudley
[ ] Thomas Seymour
9. What happened to people who refused to attend church?
[ ] They were burnt at the stake
[ ] They were excommunicated
[ ] They were fined or imprisoned
[ ] They were flogged
10. The keenest Protestants had what name?
[ ] Jehovah's Witnesses
[ ] Methodists
[ ] Presbyterians
[ ] Puritans

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Who was Elizabeth I?

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History Quiz - The Reign of Elizabeth I 01 (Answers)
1. Elizabeth belonged to which Royal house?
[ ] Plantagenet
[ ] Stuart
[x] Tudor
[ ] York
She was the last of the Tudor monarchs
2. When did Elizabeth arrive on the English throne?
[ ] 1548
[ ] 1550
[x] 1558
[ ] 1561
She succeded her half-sister Mary I who was a Catholic and had become known as Bloody Mary as she ordered the deaths of 160 leading Protestants
3. What expression has described her religious policy?
[ ] The Iron Rod
[ ] The Lenient Path
[x] The Middle Way
[ ] The Velvet Glove
A Protestant herself, she wanted both Catholics and Protestants to worship freely. It didn't work, the Catholics wanted to seize back the power they lost under Henry VIII
4. Everybody had to use the new prayer book under which Act of Parliament?
[ ] Act of Equality
[ ] Act of Piety
[ ] Act of Supplicancy
[x] Act of Uniformity
It was called The Book of Common Prayer
5. Which was true about the new church services?
[ ] There was no Holy Communion
[ ] There were no sermons
[ ] They were extremely short
[x] They were in English
Previously in Latin - everyone could now follow them
6. What title did Elizabeth use as head of the Church?
[ ] Chief Prelate
[ ] Defender of the Faith
[ ] Supreme Being
[x] Supreme Governor
The old title had been 'Supreme Head'
7. Which 1559 Act declared her as Supreme Governor?
[ ] Act of Governance
[x] Act of Supremacy
[ ] Act of Union
[ ] The Ecclesiastical Act
This was one of her first actions as Queen
8. Who had the job of hunting down rebellious Catholics?
[x] Francis Walsingham
[ ] John Whitgift
[ ] Robert Dudley
[ ] Thomas Seymour
Especially those who held Mass in their own homes
9. What happened to people who refused to attend church?
[ ] They were burnt at the stake
[ ] They were excommunicated
[x] They were fined or imprisoned
[ ] They were flogged
Excommunicated means kicked out of the Church
10. The keenest Protestants had what name?
[ ] Jehovah's Witnesses
[ ] Methodists
[ ] Presbyterians
[x] Puritans
Their aim was to 'purify' the Protestant Church and get rid of any Catholic practices