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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14, The Princes in the Tower, The Wicked Uncle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?
(a) Gloucester told Edward V that his councillors were conspiring to kill him.
(b) Gloucester told Edward V that France had invaded England.
(c) Gloucester told Edward V that he was the rightful King.
(d) Gloucester told Edward V that his mother died.

3. What plot was hatched in Sanctuary against Richard III?
(a) A plot to take Edward V's sisters overseas.
(b) A plot to marry Elizabeth Wydville to someone else.
(c) A plot to rescue Edward and Richard.
(d) A plot to poison Richard III.

4. Next to Buckingham, who was the most powerful subject in England?
(a) Brackenbury.
(b) York.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) Suffolk.

5. What is Weir's conclusion as to who murdered the Princes?
(a) She concludes they were not murdered, but taken to a safe haven.
(b) She concludes they were murdered by Richard III.
(c) She concludes they fled to Henry Tudor.
(d) She concludes they fell ill and died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Initially, who was Gloucester's chief supporter?

2. Who was significantly absent from Richard III's coronation ceremony?

3. How did Hastings react when Richard confided his plans to him?

4. Why did Buckingham suddenly defect from Richard III?

5. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?

(see the answer key)

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