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The Spanish Armada of 1588: Multiple Choice
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- 01The English had a naval advantage due to their smaller, more maneuverable vessels known as what?
- 02At which port did the English fleet famously use fireships to break the Armada's defensive crescent formation?
- 03After being forced to retreat north, the Armada was battered by severe storms. What nickname did the victorious English give to this weather?
- 04What Latin phrase, meaning 'God blew and they were scattered,' was inscribed on commemorative medals struck after the English victory?
- 05Queen Elizabeth I delivered a famous speech to her troops at which location while they awaited the potential invasion?
- 06A primary religious motivation for the invasion was Philip II's desire to overthrow Protestantism and restore which faith to England?
- 07Who served as the Lord High Admiral and overall commander of the English fleet against the Armada?
- 08The Armada's primary objective was to escort an army from Flanders, commanded by which general, across the Channel?
- 09Which Spanish king dispatched the Armada to invade England in 1588?
- 10The Spanish Armada was under the command of which nobleman, who had little naval experience?
- 11Out of the approximately 130 ships that originally set sail with the Armada, about how many were ultimately lost during the campaign?
- 12What was the name of the most significant battle of the campaign, which took place after the fireship attack and resulted in a decisive English victory?