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History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The Reign of Elizabeth I (Part 1) (Questions)

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Monarchy is important in History. It is thought that Elizabeth the First's coronation celebrations cost about £3.5 million in today's money!

Enjoy our first quiz on 'The Virgin Queen' which mainly looks at the religious issues of the Reign of Elizabeth I.

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
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History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The Reign of Elizabeth I (Part 1) (Answers)
1. Elizabeth belonged to which Royal house?
[ ] Plantagenet
[ ] Stuart
[x] Tudor
[ ] York
2. When did Elizabeth arrive on the English throne?
[ ] 1548
[ ] 1550
[x] 1558
[ ] 1561
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
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
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
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