Q.1
What tactic did Drake use in 1588 to cause the Armada's ships to disperse?
  • A full-scale naval bombardment
  • Sending In fireships, taking advantage of the prevailing wind
  • Landing troops on selected Spanish vessels
  • Encouraging the Armada to move closer and closer to the deadly sandbanks around Gravelines
Q.2
Which king succeeded to the French throne in 1589, thereby encouraging Elizabeth to send troops to France?
  • Henry IV
  • Henry III
  • Charles X
  • Louis XII
Q.3
With which group of rebels did Elizabeth conclude the Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585?
  • The Dutch
  • The Portuguese
  • The French Protestants, the Huguenots
  • The Catalans
Q.4
By what title (in English) is the Armada plan better known?
  • The Holy Crusade
  • The Invincible Expedition
  • The Enterprise of England
  • The Enterprise of Spain
Q.5
Which Spanish port did Drake attack in 1587, thus "singeing the King of Spain's beard" and delaying the Armada's sailing by a year?
  • Cadiz
  • Seville
  • Vigo
  • Corunna
Q.6
Which English commander led the expedition to the Low Countries early in the war against Spain?
  • Walsingham
  • Drake
  • Howard of Effingham
  • Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Q.7
Which Spanish nobleman, appointed to command the invasion fleet, died before it set sail?
  • Medina Sidonia
  • Medinaceli
  • Santa Cruz
  • Alva
Q.8
What name was given to the Catholic side in the French Wars of Religion?
  • The Catholic League
  • The Catholic Alliance
  • The Holy Alliance
  • The Holy Crusade
Q.9
Which general from the north of Italy did Philip order to provide invasion barges and troops for the landings in England?
  • Farnese, Duke of Parma
  • Requesens
  • Alva
  • Eboli
Q.10
In Tilbury Elizabeth delivered a rousing address to Leicester's troops, as the Armada appeared to be about to land Spanish troops. In which county was the speech made?
  • Hampshire
  • Sussex
  • Kent
  • Essex
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