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