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Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

When did Elizabeth I become Queen?

  1. 1485
  2. 1509
  3. 1558
  4. 1603
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✓ Answer: C — 1558
Elizabeth I became Queen in 1558 at age 25 after the death of her half-sister Mary I. She reigned until her death in 1603.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What entertainment was popular in Elizabethan times?

  1. Radio
  2. Television
  3. Theatre, bear-baiting, cock-fighting, hunting, music, and public executions
  4. Video games
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✓ Answer: C — Theatre, bear-baiting, cock-fighting, hunting, music, and public executions
Theatre flourished (Shakespeare, Marlowe). The Globe Theatre opened in 1599. Other entertainment was often violent: bear-baiting, cock-fighting, and public executions drew large crowds.
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