Staying alive was a difficult task for Elizabethans. Disease, infection, poverty, childbirth, and occupational accidents could all result in one’s untimely demise. Most people never reached the age of fifty. When an Elizabethan died, intricate rituals were followed. What was NOT a funeral custom ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Expressed in Elizabethan poetry as well as court rituals and events, a cult of_________formed around Elizabeth and dictated the nature of relations between herself and her court ?

   A. ignominy
   B. unwarranted abuse
   C. odium
   D. love

2. Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue ?

   A. Begging
   B. Money lending
   C. Fortune-telling
   D. Wine bottling

3. Which is true of childbirth in the Middle Ages ?

   A. it was normally supervised by a midwife
   B. it was typically dangerous for mother and infant
   C. it was normally done without medical equipment
   D. All of the Above

4. Which of the following was the Tower of London used for in the Elizabethan age ?

   A. As an astronomical observation deck
   B. As a storage place for grain
   C. As a prison
   D. As a school for the royal children

5. Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes ?

   A. Dump sites in the nearby country
   B. The streets
   C. The underground drains
   D. Designated “trash” areas

6. According to the myth, which of the following are likely hunting preparation rituals that the Winnebago perform ?

   A. Burning tobacco as an offering
   B. Singing songs
   C. Entering into a trance to commune with the spirits of the natural world.
   D. All of the above

7. In which work do you read: “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall /looking as if she were alive.” ?

   A. Porphyria’s Lover
   B. My Last Duchess
   C. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
   D. Fra Lippo Lippi

8. Who wrote: “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall / looking as if she were alive.” ?

   A. Lord Byron
   B. Oscar Wilde
   C. Robert Browning
   D. William Wordsworth

9. The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?

   A. Sexuality
   B. Criticism of the queen
   C. Murder
   D. Witchcraft

10. Religion played a pivotal part in Elizabethan life. Protestants, Catholics, Puritans, and other religious groups jostled for power and survival in uncertain times. In 1559, an Act of Parliament was passed which determined the “supreme governor” of all things spiritual. Who was it ?

    A. The Pope in Rome
    B. Each man was his own supreme governor
    C. The Archbishop of Canterbury
    D. Queen Elizabeth I