Q.1
With which of his possessions was Philip II continually at war from 1566 onwards, tempting Elizabeth to intervene on the Protestant side?
  • The Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Picardy
  • The Franche Comte
Q.2
With which fellow pirate did Drake cut his teeth in the 1560's, accompanying his voyages on at least two occasions?
  • Hawkins
  • Hakluyt
  • Dudley
  • Howard of Effingham
Q.3
In 1570 the Pope took action against Elizabeth. What action was this?
  • To excommunicate her
  • To threaten military action against England by papal forces
  • To offer large sums of cash to Spain to support an invasion of England
  • To urge English Catholics to stir up an anti-Elizabeth rebellion in Ireland
Q.4
In 1580 Elizabeth sent her first ambassador to the Sublime Porte. By what name is this state better known?
  • The Ottoman Empire
  • Poland-Lithuania
  • Malta
  • Palestine
Q.5
Which senior member of the French royal family married Mary, Queen of Scots shortly after Elizabeth's accession?
  • Francis the Dauphin
  • Henry
  • Charles
  • Louis
Q.6
With which Russian monarch did Elizabeth maintain contact, following her half-brother's dealings with them?
  • Peter the Great
  • Ivan the Terrible
  • Boris Godunov
  • Catherine the Great
Q.7
Who led the 1577-1580 naval expedition that sailed around the world and attacked Spanish installations?
  • Francis Drake
  • Richard Grenville
  • Walter Raleigh
  • Martin Frobisher
Q.8
Which port in Northern France was Elizabeth hoping to recover by her attacks on the town of Le Havre in 1562-3?
  • Rouen
  • Boulogne
  • Calais
  • Dieppe
Q.9
Which of Elizabeth's courtiers served as ambassador in Paris in the 1570's, and ended up as the queen's security advisor? He consistently supported a French alliance directed against Spain.
  • Sir Christopher Hatton
  • Sir Francis Walsingham
  • William Cecil
  • Earl of Leicester
Q.10
Which port in South West England was the main base for Drake's activities?
  • Falmouth
  • Dartmouth
  • Portsmouth
  • Plymouth
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