Unit 4 London

The greatest English royal dynasty came to an end

• 1601

• 1603

• 1612

• 1618

Answer explanation

In 1603 the greatest English royal dynasty came to an end. When Queen Elizabeth I Died.

Elizabeth's First favorite

• Earl of Leicester

• Lord Burghley

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Edward Coke

Answer explanation

Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester was her first favorite.

William Cecil is also known as: Lord

(One word)

Answer explanation

Burghley

Who wrote the History of the World?

• Sir Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury  

• Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex 

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Sir Walter Raleigh

Answer explanation

Written during his imprisonment in the Tower of London, the History of the World is Sir Walter Raleigh's most important prose work. The book, originally intended as a multivolume project, covers the creation of the world to 146BC and aims to show history as a moral exercise.

Sir Walter Raleigh is often seen as a Robin Hood, a Wat Tyler, a Jack Cade, a John Kett.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Sir Walter Raleigh was flamboyant and like wearing gold and silver suits .

He never gave money to the poor he actually tax them.

The Last Elizabethan: Sir Walter Raleigh was written by:

• H. R. Trevor-Roper

• William Carlos Williams

• Lytton Strachey

• Catherine Drinker Bowen

Answer explanation

Trevor- Roper is a British historian discussing the influence of Raleigh in English history and the factors that led to that influence.

Who was a great worker, a born administrator, a man of thought and pen with a shameful crooked posture?

• Earl of Essex 

• Sir Francis Walsingham

• Sir Robert Cecil

• Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester 

Answer explanation

Robert Cecil was 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) tall, had scoliosis, and was hunchbacked.

He was really intelligent.

The Expedition to the Azores was a success thanks to:

• Essex

• Raleigh

• Robert Cecil

• Edward Coke

Answer explanation

Raleigh waited for four days; then, being in want of water, he landed his men, attacked the town of Fayal, and took it. It was a successful beginning; Raleigh had commanded skillfully and a good store of booty fell to him and his men. Immediately afterwards the rest of the fleet made its appearance.

Raleigh persuaded them to attack on the _____in the Bay of Cadiz. (one word)

Answer explanation

Raleigh persuaded them to change their plan and attack on the water. After that, all went swimmingly.    

What is the meaning of: a single thrice-perjured witness?

• He swear in the bible 3 times before his confession.

• He was ask to speak 3 times.

• He gave a false statement 3 times.

Answer explanation

In a court of law, perjured evidence or perjured testimony is a false statement of events.

Thrice means he gave a false statement 3 times.