- 1. Who was George Villiers?
A) Artist
B) Explorer
C) Duke of Buckingham
D) Philosopher
- 2. Which historical figure was a close friend and possibly lover of George Villiers?
A) Oliver Cromwell
B) King James I
C) Joan of Arc
D) Queen Victoria
- 3. What major historical event occurred during the time of George Villiers' influence?
A) American Revolution
B) French Revolution
C) English Civil War
D) Anglo-Spanish War
- 4. What country did George Villiers negotiate a peace treaty with to end the Anglo-Spanish War?
A) Spain
B) France
C) Portugal
D) Netherlands
- 5. What nickname was given to George Villiers by his enemies due to his rising influence in court?
A) Steenie
B) Silver Tongue
C) Ace
D) Bucky
- 6. Where was George Villiers born?
A) Italy
B) England
C) France
D) Spain
- 7. Who was George Villiers' mentor and former favorite of King James I?
A) Walter Raleigh
B) Thomas Cromwell
C) Francis Bacon
D) Robert Carr
- 8. What prestigious Order of Knighthood was George Villiers appointed to by King James I?
A) Order of Merit
B) Order of the Garter
C) Order of the Bath
D) Order of the Thistle
- 9. Which famous playwright mentioned George Villiers in his works?
A) Tennessee Williams
B) Arthur Miller
C) George Bernard Shaw
D) William Shakespeare
- 10. Who was the artist commissioned to paint a famous portrait of George Villiers as a Roman nobleman?
A) Peter Paul Rubens
B) Anthony van Dyck
C) Diego Velázquez
D) Caravaggio
- 11. Who was the French Queen that George Villiers was assigned to escort to England for her marriage to King Charles I?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Henrietta Maria
C) Eleanor of Aquitaine
D) Catherine de' Medici
- 12. What was the name of George Villiers' wife who was accused of witchcraft during the proceedings of the Overbury murder case?
A) Anne Stanhope
B) Elizabeth Woodville
C) Catherine Parr
D) Frances Howard
- 13. What was George Villiers' position in the Privy Council of King Charles I?
A) Lord Chancellor
B) Lord President
C) Chancellor of the Exchequer
D) Lord High Admiral
- 14. What is the title of a play by Christopher Marlowe that allegedly referenced George Villiers as Faustus' servant?
A) Tamburlaine
B) Edward II
C) The Jew of Malta
D) Doctor Faustus
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