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Early Elizabethan England: The Spanish Armada 1588

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year did Philip II attack England with his Spanish Armada?

a)

1558

b)

1588

c)

1568

d)

1578

2.

Roughly, how many Spanish ships sailed to attack England?

a)

100

b)

110

c)

120

d)

130

3.

Who led the Spanish Armada?

a)

King Philip II

b)

The Duke of Parma

c)

The Duke of Alba

d)

The Duke of Medina Sidonia

4.

Roughly, how many men were on board the Spanish ships ready to invade England?

a)

3,000

b)

30,000

c)

13,000

d)

33,000

5.

Where was the intended location for the Spanish troops when they reached England?

a)

The Isles of Scillies

b)

Dover

c)

London

d)

Plymouth

6.

Where did the Spanish shops hope to land first to pick up more troops before finally attacking England?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Scotland

d)

The Netherlands

7.

Who were the Spanish troops hoping to meet in the Netherlands to help pick up more Spanish troops?

a)

William Duke of Orange

b)

The Duke of Parma

c)

The Duke of Alba

d)

The Duke of Medina Sidonia

8.

Why could the Spanish not meet up with the Duke of Parma in the Netherlands to pick up more troops?

a)

The Duke of Parma was killed by Robert Dudley

b)

The Duke of Parma's soldiers were killed by Robert Dudley

c)

Robert Dudley had taken the deep sea port of Ostend so the Spanish fleet could not launch

d)

Robert Dudley had arrested The Duke of Parma

9.

Where had Francis Drake attacked which meant the Spanish had to quickly rebuild 30 ships?

a)

Cadiz

b)

Ostend

c)

Calais

d)

Plymouth

10.

What two promises did the Pope make to encourage the Spanish to attack England?

a)

To forgive the sins of those soldiers/sailors who fought.

b)

To restore the Catholic faith in all Europe

c)

A financial reward

d)

A party on their return to Spain

11.

Phillip II was angry that Elizabeth had signed which treaty with The Netherlands?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Nonsuch

c)

The Treaty of Joinville

12.

Philip had confidence he could win as he had signed a treaty with France called....

a)

The Treaty of Nonsuch

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Treaty of Joinville

13.

Which country did Spain now control which would allow its ships to be built nearer to England?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

Scotland

14.

The underlying reason for the Spanish attack on England was which of the following factors?

a)

Religion

b)

Trade

c)

Geography

d)

Politics

15.

Who had angered Philip II of Spain by attacking Spanish ships in the New World?

a)

John Hawkins

b)

Francis Drake

c)

Walter Raleigh

16.

What did Elizabeth do with Francis Drake which angered Spain further?

a)

Gave him more money and troops to attack more Spanish ships.

b)

Knighted Francis Drake in public on board his ship The Golden Hind

c)

Encouraged him to attack Spanish ships at Cadiz in 1587

d)

All of the options

17.

The ultimate aim of Philip's invasion of England was what?

a)

To become King of England

b)

To remove Elizabeth

c)

To restore the Catholic faith

d)

To increase the Spanish Empire

18.

True or false? The Spanish ships were slower and harder to maneuver at sea.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which famous explorer helped improve the English ship design?

a)

Francis Drake

b)

Walter Raleigh

c)

John Hawkins

20.

The new, bigger ships designed by John Hawkins were called what?

a)

Gert big ships

b)

Ferries

c)

Galleons

d)

Boats

21.

Which of the two, were advantages of the English canons?

a)

They were bigger in size

b)

They could fire further

c)

They could be quickly re-loaded

d)

They could be turned quickly

22.

Which monarch listened to the advice of their lead sailors when planning the tactics of the battles?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Philip II

23.

How did the English communicate with each other when the Spanish Armada had been spotted on the Isles of Scillies?

a)

Twitter

b)

Radio

c)

Fire beacons

d)

Carrier pigeons

24.

Describe the weather during the attack of the Spanish Armada.

a)

Fine weather, sunny and a light breeze.

b)

Extreme cold with a risk of snow and ice.

c)

Strong winds, heavy rain and high swells.

d)

A heatwave.

25.

Which side were experienced with the poor weather conditions in the English Channel?

a)

The English

b)

The Spanish

26.

What did the inexperienced Spanish sailors get caught on due to the changing tides in the English Channel?

a)

Fishing lines from the fishermen at sea

b)

The sand banks

c)

Seaweed caught around their anchors

27.

What problem did the Spanish have with the supplies on board their ships?

a)

They brought the wrong supplies with them.

b)

Their barrels were made of poor quality wood and so food rotted.

c)

They did not bring enough fresh water.

d)

They did not bring enough fresh fruit.

28.

Who were the Spanish ships never able to join forces with before their final attack on England?

a)

Robert Dudley from the Netherlands.

b)

The Duke of Parma from the Netherlands.

c)

The Duke of Alba from the Netherlands.

d)

William Duke of Orange from the Netherlands.

29.

How many Catholic priests did did Spanish have board their ships with little experience of fighting?

a)

18

b)

81

c)

108

d)

118

30.

How many weeks had the Spanish already been at sea for before they reached England?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

20

31.

What did the English do to the Spanish at the famous Battle of Gravelines?

a)

Sent in fire ships towards the Spanish which made the Spanish panic.

b)

Set the Spanish ships on fire

c)

Fired arrows and canons at the Spanish

32.

How many more canon balls were the English able to fire compared to the Spanish?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

33.

Which illness did the Spanish Duke of Medina Sidonia suffer from?

a)

Flu

b)

Sea Sickness

c)

Anxiety

d)

Measles