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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lay on the princes' pillow when they were murdered?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A flower.
(c) A prayer book.
(d) A letter from their mother.

2. What do Richard and Buckingham tell the Mayor that Hastings' crime is?
(a) Murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Treason.
(d) Adultery.

3. Who does Buckingham talk to right before his execution?
(a) A sheriff.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A gentleman.
(d) A nobleman.

4. How does Richmond characterize Richard's reign?
(a) Glorified.
(b) Sanctimonious.
(c) Tyranny.
(d) Marvelous.

5. Where is Buckingham executed?
(a) Stratford.
(b) The Tower.
(c) Thames.
(d) Salisbury.

6. What does the indictment for Hastings label him as?
(a) A traitor.
(b) A liar.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A theif.

7. Anne regrets having married Richard and hopes that God will grant her what?
(a) A quick death.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Much patience.
(d) A pardon.

8. When is Richard's coronation after the meeting with Richard, Buckingham and the Mayor?
(a) The next day.
(b) The next Saturday.
(c) That evening.
(d) The next Sunday.

9. Based on his actions on the battlefield, what is Richard's top priority?
(a) His kingdom.
(b) Himself.
(c) His heirs.
(d) His cause.

10. Who does Richard send to murder the princes?
(a) Turin.
(b) Tarney.
(c) Tyrrel.
(d) Tabsworth.

11. Who does Richard tell to spread a rumor that his wife is ill?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Buckingham.
(c) Catesby.
(d) Rochester.

12. When the guard call Richard "the King," What does he quickly amend his words to be?
(a) Lord Regeant.
(b) Lord Marshall.
(c) Lord Protector.
(d) Lord Guardian.

13. Where are Richmond and his supporters going?
(a) To Richard.
(b) The Tower.
(c) Thames.
(d) London.

14. Who beheads Hastings before the Mayor could hear his confession?
(a) Catesby and Carbury.
(b) Towland and Greeley.
(c) Ratcliffe and Lovell.
(d) Richard and Buckingham.

15. Who does the Mayor promise to tell of Hastings' treason?
(a) The people.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Anne.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Margaret plan to go when most of her curse is fulfilled?

2. What is a scrivener?

3. Richard says he has set his life upon a cast. What is the cast he is referring to?

4. Where does Act III, scence vi take place?

5. Who tells Richard that he has a duty to the people and the court to become king?

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