Elizabeth I Test Number 1 Sheets 1 to 4
1. What were the dates of the reign of Elizabeth I? 1558 to 1603
2. How old was she when she became Queen? 25
3. Who was her chief minister? Sir William Cecil
4.Why were Protestants especially strong supporters of Elizabeth? Had replaced Mary
5.Two ways in which her mixed religion pleased Protestants? Priests could marry Prayer Book in English Broke with Rome
7.Name of the law by which England broke away from Rome again? Act of Supremacy
6.Why was she unable to keep as many Catholic beliefs in the Prayer Book as she wanted? Parliament prevented her
8. What title did Elizabeth have instead of Supreme Head of the Church? (Supreme) Governor
9. Why did she think taking this title would please the Catholics? They believed only Pope could be Head of the Church
10.Why did taking this title fail to please the Catholics? They said Head and Governor meant the same thing.
11. Name of the law which laid down fines for not attending Sunday services of the new religion? Act of Uniformity
12.What was the fine? One shilling
13. Two reasons why many Catholics did not mind these fines too much. Not too much money Often not collected
14. What was the punishment for people who held Catholic services in their own homes? Nothing
15. How many articles of religious belief were laid down for people to follow? 39
16. Elizabeth said that she did not want to “make ” This tells us that she did not mind too much what people’s religious beliefs were. Windows Into People’s Souls
17 and 18. What were the TWO names by which Elizabeth’s mixed religion were known? Church of England Anglican
19. What name was given to the extreme Protestants who objected to this new religion because it contained a few traces of Catholic ideas? Puritans
20. Why did Philip of Spain propose marriage to Elizabeth Could influence her to make England Catholic
21. Why did Elizabeth refuse to marry him? Knew he wanted to control the country and force Catholic religion on England OR she remembered how unpopular Mary’s marriage with Philip had been.
22. Name one country from which a Prince wanted to marry Elizabeth. Austria France Sweden
23. Why did Elizabeth not want to marry any of them? Not want the risk of coming under foreign domination
24. Why did she never actually refuse any of them? Their countries would stay at peace while they hoped for marriage.
25. Full name of the one man Elizabeth may have been in love with. Robert Dudley
26. What was the name of his wife? Amy
27. What did the inquest say had happened to her when she was found dead at the foot of the stairs? Accident
28. Why did Elizabeth say they could not marry, even though his wife was dead?
29. At the moment, if Elizabeth died, who was the heir to the throne? Mary, Queen of Scots
30. Why did Parliament not want her on the throne? Catholic connected with France