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6. What formation were the Spanish ships in?

  • Cresent formation.
  • Triangle formation.
  • Circle formation.
  • Square formation.

7. How were people warned of a possible invasion?

  • Beacons were lit on hilltops.
  • A privy councillor travelled around the country warning people.
  • Telephone calls were made.

8. The Spanish arrive in Calais and the rest of the soldiers join them.

  • False
  • True

9. How do the English break the formation?

  • Talk to the Spanish.
  • Send out fireships.
  • Fire cannons at them.

10. When the Spanish try to flee, why do they struggle to get home?

  • Damaged ships.
  • Bad weather.
  • English ships are blocking their path.
  • No captain.

11. How many ships were damaged, sunk, captured or vanished in total?

  • 147
  • 150
  • 124
  • 63
  • 118

12. The Spanish commander Duke Medina Sidonia suffered from seasickness.

  • True
  • False