Elizabeth - Plots, Threats and Spies

Which were the correct plots against Elizabeth?

• Babington Plot

• Ridolfi Plot

• Guise Plot

• Throckmorton Plot

What year was the Babington Plot?

• 1586

• 1587

• 1588

• 1584

Which French family supported Mary Queen of Scots?

• Babington Family

• Guise Family

• Guys Family

• Gold Family

Which husband was Mary Queen of Scots hoping to marry during the plots?

• Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk

• Sir William Cecil

• Thomas Howard, Duke of Westmorland

• Duke of Guise

How many troops did Spain promise to send during the Ridolfi Plot?

• 50,000

• 10,000

• 100

• 800

What was the Council of North?

• Protestant bishops who discussed religious matters

• Elizabeth's advisors who met in the North on her behalf

• Sir Walsingham's private spies

• Catholic councils who met in the North

What is treason?

• Being banished from a country

• Plotting against the monarch

• Incorrect religious beliefs

• Supporting the monarch

Why was Elizabeth reluctant to kill Mary Queen of Scots?

• Fear of Catholics rebelling

• Her Privy Council told her to keep her alive

• This could cause civil war

• She was her cousin and had royal blood

What were the consequences of the Ridolfi Plot?

• It confirmed to Elizabeth that Catholics and Mary Queen of Scots remained a large threat

• England needed to improve relations with France as Spain was a threat

• It reinforced the threat from Spain, as Phillip II would support any plots against Elizabeth

• Mary Queen of Scots was executed

How did Elizabeth monitor Catholics more after the Ridolfi Plot?

• A law was passed where Elizabeth banished Catholics to other European Catholic countries

• A law was passed in 1581 that caused families to be fined for sheltering Catholics

• A law which enabled Elizabeth started to burn down Catholic churches

• A law was passed in 1581 that charged people with treason if they converted to Catholicism