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