William Shakespeare
What genre is Shakespeare famous for writing?
Plays
False
A major technique for curing disease in this era was
a) bloodleaving
b) bloodcalling
c) bloodletting
d) bloodlaunching
c) bloodletting
What is the name of the famous prison of torture in London?
The Tower of London
The Elizabethan Era spans which two centuries?
The sixteenth century (1500s)
The seventeenth century (1600s)
What year was Shakespeare born?
a) 1567
b) 1564
c) 1664
d)1501
b) 1564
Elizabeth I was known for what hair color?
Red
A major disease of the time that caused fever, headache, chills, and a lot of death at the time was called...
The Black Plague
Witchcraft
Name three weapons common to the time period.
Musket, lance, cannon, pike, axe, mace, crossbow
In Shakespeare's time, what color teeth would be in fashion?
Black
What is her last name?
Tudor
How did the Black Plague spread?
Rats carrying fleas!
If a woman were to speak out of turn, they might put her in the...
a) tongue keeper
b) tower trapper
c) cold bridle
d) scold's bridle
d) scold's bridle
Wedding rings at the time were called...
a) grummel rings
b) marriage rings
c) bride's bracelets
d) grimmel rings
d) grimmel rings
What village is Shakespeare from?
What disease did she survive?
Smallpox
Which president died because of bloodletting?
(total blood loss of 40%!)
What was the barrel called that perpetrators of public intoxication had to wear?
The drunkard's cloak
Who was the Queen's Astrologer?
a) John Vee
b) John Cee
c) John Lee
d) John Dee
d) John Dee
What is Shakespeare's wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
What was her mother's name?
Anne Boleyn
Humorism
Punishments were often varied based on what aspect of a person's life?
Social class