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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grant send Brent away to do now?

2. What did Richard stand to gain by releasing Jane Shore, a conspirator, in a plot to murder him?

3. Who benefits from the death of the two princes?

4. What was the Amazon's opinion of telegrams?

5. When was Tyrrel's confession made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Richard do on the Fifth of June?

2. What was the actual goal of the Covenanters?

3. How does Carradine plan to write the book on Richard III?

4. What is noted about the general reception of Richard taking over as Protector of England?

5. When reviewing Thomas More's account of Richard the Third, what problem did Alan come up with?

6. What is odd about the Tyrrel confession?

7. What was Henry the Seventh's first action when he came to the throne?

8. In what ways was Henry VII "sideways as a crab?"

9. What kinds of atrocities did the supposed people of God (Covenanters) commit?

10. What else troubles Alan regarding the nephews, other than the lack of motive to murder them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Josephine Tey goes through a complete history lesson while creating a detective story. How does history intertwine with the mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how historical accuracy is necessary to formulate an honest opinion of a person, place or event. Is it ever possible to get accounts that are truly historically accurate? How do you determine whether one account is more accurate than another?

Essay Topic 3

Describe John Morton's motivations for giving inaccurate information to Thomas More. What did this effectively accomplish, three hundred and fifty years later? How are these motivations no different from motivations of this day and age? How do they differ?

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