With which of his possessions was Philip II continually at war from 1566 onwards, tempting Elizabeth to intervene on the Protestant side?
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The Netherlands
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Belgium
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Picardy
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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?
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Hawkins
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Hakluyt
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Dudley
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Howard of Effingham
Q.3.
In 1570 the Pope took action against Elizabeth. What action was this?
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To excommunicate her
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To threaten military action against England by papal forces
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To offer large sums of cash to Spain to support an invasion of England
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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?
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The Ottoman Empire
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Poland-Lithuania
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Malta
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Palestine
Q.5.
Which senior member of the French royal family married Mary, Queen of Scots shortly after Elizabeth's accession?
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Francis the Dauphin
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Henry
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Charles
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Louis
Q.6.
With which Russian monarch did Elizabeth maintain contact, following her half-brother's dealings with them?
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Peter the Great
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Ivan the Terrible
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Boris Godunov
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Catherine the Great
Q.7.
Who led the 1577-1580 naval expedition that sailed around the world and attacked Spanish installations?
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Francis Drake
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Richard Grenville
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Walter Raleigh
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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?
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Rouen
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Boulogne
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Calais
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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.
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Sir Christopher Hatton
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Sir Francis Walsingham
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William Cecil
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Earl of Leicester
Q.10.
Which port in South West England was the main base for Drake's activities?
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Falmouth
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Dartmouth
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Portsmouth
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Plymouth
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