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The Elizabethans Trivia Quiz

The Elizabethan world was an interesting time. Here are some of the people who dominated the scene.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
167,839

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3776

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Vrijdag2012 (7/10), Guest 98 (5/10), Guest 98 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Guy Fawkes is infamous as a traitor. What did he plan to do? Hint

Provide military secrets to Spain

Kidnap the Queen

Blow up Parliament

Assassinate a Royal Minister

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Question 2 of 10

2. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was a great moment in English history. Which of the following was NOT involved in the victory? Hint

Martin Frobisher

Francis Drake

Humphrey Gilbert

John Hawkins

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Question 3 of 10

3. Francis Drake may have been the most colorful personality of the period. What was the name of his ship? Hint

The Mary Celeste

The Andrea Doria

The Golden Hind

The Flying Dutchman

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1592 Sir Walter Raleigh was sent to the Tower of London. Why? Hint

For the failure of the Roanoke colony

For secretly marrying one of Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiitng

For stealing royal tin in Cornwall

For failing to find El Dorado

5. William Shakespeare is today probably the most famous of all of the Elizabethans. Which of the following has been suggested as the "true" author of Shakespeare's works - based on his mysterious (and possibly "fraudulent"?) death? Hint

Francis Bacon

Derby

Oxford

Christopher Marlowe

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Question 6 of 10

6. Speaking of Shakespeare, it is often suggested that Lord Burghley
(or Burleigh) was the "model" for what Shakespearean character? Hint

Iago

Prospero

Banquo

Polonius

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Question 7 of 10

7. Another Elizabethan conspiracy was known as the Babington Plot. Who did the conspirators want to put on the throne in place of Elizabeth? Hint

Victoria

King Philip of Spain

Mary, Queen of Scots

William of Orange

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who ultimately succeeded Elizabeth as sovereign? Hint

James I

William I

Charles I

Richard I

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following prominent Elizabethans wrote "Volpone" and "Every Man In His Humour" Hint

Edmund Spenser

Thomas Kyd

Ben Jonson

Philip Sidney

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following actors was a contemporary of Shakespeare's and appeared in many of his plays? Hint

Edwin Booth

Elizabeth Poe

Laura Keene

Richard Burbage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Guy Fawkes is infamous as a traitor. What did he plan to do?

Answer: Blow up Parliament

Fawkes was a key figure in the so-called "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up Parliament. He was caught. Parliament was saved, but Fawkes was executed. (To be perfectly accurate, the plot actually occurred shortly after the end of Elizabeth's reign.)

2. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was a great moment in English history. Which of the following was NOT involved in the victory?

Answer: Humphrey Gilbert

Drake, Hawkins and Frobisher were all leading naval commanders who figured in the English navy's victory. Gilbert, an English explorer, died several years prior to the battle.

3. Francis Drake may have been the most colorful personality of the period. What was the name of his ship?

Answer: The Golden Hind

Drake was indeed a colorful and extraordinary character. He was a soldier, a sailor, an explorer, a pirate and an adventurer.

4. In 1592 Sir Walter Raleigh was sent to the Tower of London. Why?

Answer: For secretly marrying one of Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiitng

The problem was that Raleigh married Lady of the Privy Chamber Elizabeth Throckmorton without the Queen's permission. Lady Raleigh was also imprisoned in the Tower.
Sir Walter Raleigh's execution in 1618 under James I was unrelated to this incident.

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

All four have been suggested in earnest as the "true" author, but only Marlowe fits the bill as the man whose untimely death coincided (more or less) with the rise of Shakespeare, the writer. Marlowe's death is, indeed, quite curious ... and it seems likely that he was engaged in "intelligence" activities. But, while his death may well have ben something other than a happenstance brawl, the evidence that he survived the "incident" is not compelling.

6. Speaking of Shakespeare, it is often suggested that Lord Burghley (or Burleigh) was the "model" for what Shakespearean character?

Answer: Polonius

Polonius, a supporting character in "Hamlet", (who dies - as does almost everyone in the play) is said to be based on Burghley.

7. Another Elizabethan conspiracy was known as the Babington Plot. Who did the conspirators want to put on the throne in place of Elizabeth?

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots

The plot backfired; it seemed doomed from the start. Mary's knowledge - or apparent knowledge - of the plot proved fatal for her. One of the conspirators, Chidiock Tichbourne, wrote a beautiful and moving poem while in jail ... on the night prior to his execution. He was barely in his twenties when he went to a grisly death.

8. Who ultimately succeeded Elizabeth as sovereign?

Answer: James I

She had a remarkable reign and a remarkable life. He was also James VI of Scotland.

9. Which of the following prominent Elizabethans wrote "Volpone" and "Every Man In His Humour"

Answer: Ben Jonson

Jonson is the author of these two plays. Kyd wrote the "Spanish Tragedy", also a play. Spenser, author of the "Faerie Queene" and Sidney were primarily known as poets.

10. Which of the following actors was a contemporary of Shakespeare's and appeared in many of his plays?

Answer: Richard Burbage

Burbage was considered to be one of the finest of Shakespearean actors. Booth was also a fine actor who played Shakespearean characters - but he lived in 19th century America (and was the brother of John Wilkes Booth). Laura Keene lived at the same time; she was performing on stage at Ford's Theatre when Lincoln was killed. Elizabeth Poe, an actress, was the mother of Edgar Allan Poe.

Source: Author robert362

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