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- 1. Multiple Choice
In which year was the Babington Plot?
1571
1569
1583
1586
- 2. Fill in the Blank
The main aim of the Babington plot was to murder who?
- 3. Fill in the Blank
The main aim of the plot was to replace Queen Elizabeth with who?
- 4. Multiple Choice
Once again, the French Duke of Guise planned to invade England. Which other plot against Elizabeth also featured this plan?
The Revolt of the Northern Earls
The Throckmorton Plot
The Ridolfi Plot
- 5. Multiple Choice
How many men did the French Duke of Guise promise to bring with him to help the plot?
6,000
60
60,000
16,000
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which two powerful people also supported this plot?
Elizabeth I and King Philip
King Philip and the Pope
The Pope and the Duke of Guise
Mary I and the Pope
- 7. Multiple Choice
Anthony Babington was a Catholic with strong links to the French. How did he communicate with Mary, Queen of Scots who was in prison?
Instagram
Morse Code
He shouted
Encoded Letters
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which person was key in finding the letters which had been written between Babington and Mary, Queen of Scots?
William Cecil
Lord Drake
Francis II
Francis Walsingham
- 9. Multiple Choice
According to the letters sent to Mary, Queen of Scots from Babington, how many Catholics had offered to assassinate Elizabeth?
1
4
6
10
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Babington Plot was a success? True or false?
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
What method of execution was given to Babington and those that helped him?
Hung at the gallows
Beheaded
Hung, drawn and quartered
Drowned
- 12. Multiple Choice
As a consequence of the failed plot, how many Catholic priests were executed in London?
13
31
12
21
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was the consequence for Mary, Queen of Scots after this failed plot against Elizabeth?
Nothing, Elizabeth still refused to execute her.
Life in prison under Elizabeth's close watch
Elizabeth signed her death warrant
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