Y307.1 The aims and methods of Tudor foreign policy Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. What primary foreign policy aim drove Henry VII's diplomacy throughout his reign?

   • Religious crusade
   • Imperial expansion
   • Dynastic security
   • Territorial conquest

2. Which 1489 treaty secured a Spanish marriage alliance for Henry VII's son Arthur?

   • Intercursus Magnus
   • Medina del Campo
   • Treaty of Redon
   • Treaty of Etaples

3. Why did Henry VII place a trade embargo on Burgundy in 1493?

   • Support for Warbeck
   • Spanish trade disputes
   • French invasion
   • Loss of Calais

4. Which 1492 treaty resulted in France paying Henry VII an annual financial pension?

   • Treaty of Greenwich
   • Treaty of Etaples
   • Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis
   • Treaty of London

5. What was the main motivation behind Henry VIII's early foreign wars against France?

   • Protecting Spanish borders
   • Spreading Protestantism
   • Securing trade routes
   • Seeking chivalric glory

6. Which international peace agreement in 1518 positioned Wolsey and England as European peacemakers?

   • Treaty of Nonsuch
   • Treaty of London
   • Treaty of Troyes
   • Treaty of Edinburgh

7. Which royal advisor directed English foreign policy during the first half of Henry VIII's reign?

   • William Cecil
   • Thomas Cranmer
   • Thomas Wolsey
   • Thomas Cromwell

8. Which Scottish military defeat in 1513 removed King James IV as a threat to England?

   • Battle of Pinkie
   • Battle of Flodden
   • Battle of Bannockburn
   • Battle of Solway

9. What policy did Duke of Somerset pursue in Scotland during Edward VI's reign?

   • Continental blockade
   • Spanish Marriage
   • Rough Wooing
   • Counter-Reformation

10. Which English military victory over Scotland occurred in 1547 under Somerset's leadership?

    • Battle of Flodden
    • Battle of Solway
    • Battle of Pinkie
    • Siege of Leith

11. How did Northumberland resolve England's expensive French conflict in 1550?

    • Annexing Brittany
    • Surrendering Boulogne
    • Marrying French royalty
    • Invading Paris

12. Which foreign leader married Mary I in 1554 to align England with Catholic Habsburg power?

    • Philip II
    • Francis II
    • Henry II
    • Charles V

13. Which strategic English outpost on continental Europe was lost under Mary I in 1558?

    • Tournai
    • Boulogne
    • Dunkirk
    • Calais

14. What primary method did Elizabeth I use to harass Spanish treasure fleets in the 1570s?

    • Naval blockades
    • Standing armies
    • Trade embargos
    • Licensed privateering

15. Which 1585 treaty marked Elizabeth I's open military commitment to Dutch Protestant rebels?

    • Treaty of Nonsuch
    • Treaty of Tordesillas
    • Treaty of Troyes
    • Treaty of Blois

16. Which Scottish treaty in 1560 secured the withdrawal of French troops from Scotland?

    • Treaty of Edinburgh
    • Treaty of Berwick
    • Treaty of Greenwich
    • Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis

17. What dynamic fundamentally altered Tudor foreign alliances from the 1530s onwards?

    • American expansion
    • Religious Reformation
    • Feudal collapse
    • Burgundian decline

18. Which 1503 treaty arranged the marriage between Margaret Tudor and King James IV of Scotland?

    • Treaty of Redon
    • Treaty of Windsor
    • Perpetual Peace
    • Medina del Campo

19. What major Spanish naval invasion attempt was defeated by England in 1588?

    • Holy League
    • Dutch Sea Beggars
    • Spanish Armada
    • French Fleet

20. What was a key limitation of Tudor foreign policy throughout the entire 1485–1603 period?

    • Lack of ships
    • Absence of allies
    • Financial constraints
    • Weak monarchs

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