Quiz  /  Elizabethan Vocabulary Quiz

  • 1. 
    What did artificial mean?

  • skillful
  • inhuman
  • an art critic
  • morbid

  • 2. 
    What did bachelor mean?

  • someone imprisoned for a crime
  • among the many
  • junior member of a trade guild
  • one of a kind

  • 3. 
    What did common beam refer to?

  • a porridge
  • an official device for weighing
  • a plank of wood
  • a particle of sunlight

  • 4. 
    What was a “broach”?

  • a delivery of beef
  • an ornament fastened to clothing by a pin
  • a cooking spit
  • a place past a point of encounter

  • 5. 
    What did buck mean?

  • to refuse admission
  • to balk at
  • to launder
  • to pay

  • 6. 
    What was a “counter”?

  • a bartender
  • something used for counting or keeping account
  • a guest
  • a theatrical performance

  • 7. 
    What was a “doddypol”?

  • a humorless person
  • a chef
  • one’s employer
  • a foolish person

  • 8. 
    What did the slang term French marbles refer to?

  • meatballs
  • a game played in Lorraine
  • venereal disease
  • mental illness

  • 9. 
    What did it mean to “garble”?

  • to offend another person
  • to bathe or otherwise clean oneself
  • to delay in meeting a customer’s request
  • to sift or purify something

  • 10. 
    What was a “galoche”?

  • a type of stomach flu
  • a permanent residence
  • a meat pasty
  • a wood-soled sandal, shoe, or overshoe

  • 11. 
    What was a “gossip”?

  • a politician
  • a nemesis
  • a member of the clergy
  • a friend or neighbor

  • 12. 
    What was a “codling”?

  • an affectionate hug
  • a horseshoe
  • a rotten egg
  • an unripe apple or a cooking apple

  • 13. 
    What was a “hoddypeak”?

  • an imposter
  • a simpleton
  • a dental implement
  • a head covering

  • 14. 
    What did pilgarlic mean?

  • bald-headed
  • offended
  • ill
  • allergic

  • 15. 
    What was a “promoter”?

  • an informer
  • a psychic
  • a bear-baiting advocate
  • the owner of a windlass

  • 16. 
    What was a “shot”?

  • a town crier
  • a brick
  • a tavern bill
  • a glass of whiskey

  • 17. 
    What did the euphemism single woman denote?

  • a woman engaged to be married
  • a widow
  • a prostitute
  • a bridesmaid

  • 18. 
    What did stairs mean?

  • a boat landing
  • a stool to help mount a horse
  • unwanted lustful looks
  • manners

  • 19. 
    What was a “smell-feast”?

  • a person who lies
  • a Cornish game hen
  • a perfumery
  • an uninvited guest

  • 20. 
    What was a “customer”?

  • a sandwich board maker
  • a customs official
  • a solicitor’s client
  • a milliner

  • 21. 
    What was a “tippler”?

  • a gambler
  • a retailer of ale or beer
  • an impoverished person
  • a solicitor

  • 22. 
    What was a “turkey stone”?

  • a turquoise gem
  • an architectural corbel
  • a goblet
  • a serving of leftovers

  • 23. 
    What was a “whiffler” or “waffler”?

  • the steward of a procession
  • a solicitor’s assistant
  • a cook
  • a street vendor

  • 24. 
    What did whittled mean?

  • the lowest of the low
  • drunk
  • brought down to size
  • seditious
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