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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Richmond interested in taking the throne of England?
(a) Pain.
(b) Justice.
(c) Glory.
(d) Power.

2. What does Richard tell Buckingham to tell the people of Edward's sons?
(a) They are insane.
(b) They are bastards.
(c) They are dead.
(d) They are mad.

3. Who does Richard want to slay on the battlefield?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Charles.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Stanley.

4. Who hesitates when Richard asks him to kill the young princes?
(a) Greeley.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Proctor.
(d) Buckingham.

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

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

7. Elizabeth is distressed at the news that Richard is being crowned King and urges Dorset to go where?
(a) Across the sea to live with Richmond.
(b) To Westminster Abbey for sanctuary.
(c) To the north for protection.
(d) To France.

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

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

10. Who does Elizabeth agree to let her daughter marry?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Richard.
(c) Edward.
(d) Tudor.

11. Who buries the two princes?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) Their mother.
(c) The Archbishop.
(d) The chaplain of the Tower.

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

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

14. Who is the first ghost to appear to Richard in his tent?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) King Henry VI.
(c) Queen Mary.
(d) Prince Edward.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Buckingham believe he is being executed?

3. Who goes to fetch Anne to be crowned Richard's queen?

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

5. What day is Buckingham executed on?

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