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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did the Queen Dowager's continued stay in sanctuary embarrass Richard?
(a) It meant he could not confess his love to her.
(b) She decried his name and threatened him.
(c) She was suffering from a mental illness.
(d) It implied she was unsafe because of Richard.

4. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?
(a) One twentieth.
(b) One tenth.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One half.

5. Who did Clarence, King Edward IV's brother, marry?
(a) Maria, the Spanish Infanta.
(b) Elizabeth Wydville.
(c) Josephine, Louis XI's daughter.
(d) Isabella, the Earl of Warwick's daughter.

6. Who were the children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydville?
(a) Edward and Richard.
(b) Henry and George.
(c) Edward and Clarence.
(d) Clarence and Richard.

7. When do most contemporary historians think Gloucester had made up his mind to usurp the throne?
(a) The beginning of January, 1483.
(b) The end of May, 1483.
(c) The middle of June, 1483.
(d) The end of September, 1483.

8. How many legitimate children did Richard have?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. Who did Richard marry?
(a) Juana of Portugal.
(b) Anne of Neville.
(c) Elizabeth of York.
(d) Mary of Wales.

10. How was Richard of Gloucester related to King Edward IV?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were brothers through marriage.
(c) They were brothers.
(d) They were father and son.

11. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?
(a) He had not married the Queen.
(b) He had no official authority as Lord Protector from the council.
(c) He had not gotten Edward IV's permission.
(d) He had not gotten Edward V's signature.

12. What title did Edward IV give Richard just before his death?
(a) The Lord Protector of the Realm.
(b) Interim King Richard III.
(c) The High Admiral.
(d) Duke of Warwick.

13. Where did the Queen flee for sanctuary?
(a) Northampton.
(b) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(c) Bath.
(d) Westminster.

14. When did Queen Elizabeth give birth to Prince Edward?
(a) November 2, 1470.
(b) January 2, 1450.
(c) April 2, 1469.
(d) June 2, 1475.

15. How was Hastings captured?
(a) He was captured while hiding in an inn.
(b) Gloucester staged an ambush in the council room.
(c) Gloucester followed him into a church and arrested him.
(d) He was captured after a chase on horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Henry Stafford forced to marry?

2. Edward V grew up under control of which court faction?

3. Who was made Governor to the Prince of Wales?

4. Why did Edward IV and Clarence quarrel over Warwick's estates?

5. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?

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