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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12, Richard III, Conspiracies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?
(a) Whether or not to crown the Prince of Wales.
(b) Whether or not to give Gloucester sovereign power.
(c) Whether or not to let the Queen govern as regent.
(d) Whether or not to give Lord Hastings the position of Lord Protector.

2. What process usually reserved for magnates of the realm was overlooked before Hastings' execution?
(a) He had the right to be tried by his peers in Parliament.
(b) He had the right to say goodbye to his loved ones.
(c) He had the right to create a new will.
(d) He had the right to defend himself in a public trial.

3. How did Richard increase his power on the council?
(a) He threatened to confiscate everyone's property.
(b) He turned other council members against each other.
(c) He sent them all to war in France.
(d) He killed the Queen and her daughters.

4. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?
(a) They did not want Lord Rivers to gain power.
(b) They could not wait for the coronation party.
(c) They needed his guidance in the war with France.
(d) They did not want Richard to be the Lord Protector.

5. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) Northampton.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Westminster.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time period, what did people think physical deformity meant about an individual?

2. What tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?

3. How was Richard of Gloucester related to King Edward IV?

4. By conspiring to protect the Princes, what had the conspirators actually done?

5. What title did Edward IV give Richard just before his death?

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