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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard do to Clarence's daughter?
(a) Married her off.
(b) Imprisoned her.
(c) Sent her away.
(d) Put her in the poorhouse.

2. Who can be tempted to do anything for money?
(a) Turin.
(b) Tabesworth.
(c) Tarney.
(d) Tyrrel.

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

4. According to Richard's almanac, what should the sun be doing?
(a) Hiding behind clouds.
(b) Beaming on the field.
(c) Rising from behind a tree.
(d) Shining on them.

5. Who wants to marry Elizabeth besides Richard?
(a) Doran.
(b) Edward.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Clarence.

6. What are the women's reactions to not being allowed to see the young princes in the Tower?
(a) Dismay.
(b) Rage.
(c) Anger.
(d) Dusgruntlement.

7. Who tells Richard that he has a duty to the people and the court to become king?
(a) The people.
(b) Catseby.
(c) Buckingham.
(d) The Mayor.

8. Why does Buckingham believe he is being executed?
(a) Because Richard doesn't like him.
(b) Because he broke his oath to King Edward.
(c) Because he wouldn't do as King Richard asked.
(d) Because he doesn't have any soldiers.

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

10. Where does Buckingham plan to flee to?
(a) Wales.
(b) Westminster.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

11. Which earldom does Buckingham want from Richard?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Rockingham.
(c) Rochester.
(d) Herefort.

12. What time of day does Richard order someone to wake Stanley?
(a) When the moon is high.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Daybreak.
(d) Dawn.

13. Richard says he has set his life upon a cast. What is the cast he is referring to?
(a) A podium.
(b) A throw of a die.
(c) A molding of a sculpture.
(d) A twist of fate.

14. How many men are sent to kill the young princes?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Richard say he has slain that are dressed like Richmond?

2. Where are Richmond and his supporters going?

3. What lay on the princes' pillow when they were murdered?

4. Who tells Richard that "blood will be his end?"

5. Who advises Richard to leave the battlefield and not fight on foot?

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