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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 was the gist of the rumor issued by France?

2. What was the name of Richard's love child?

3. Who had the ability to blow the Act of Titulus Regius to pieces and out to public again?

4. Who is "gunning for" Alan?

5. Who else was rumored to have been killed by Richard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it important to Morton that Richard be removed from the throne?

2. Why doesn't Grant write the book on Richard the Third?

3. What was the difference in the Queen Dowager's treatment under Edward and under Henry?

4. What is Brent's message to Alan?

5. What led Carradine to believe that Richard wanted to end the feud between the Lancasters and Yorks?

6. What evidence is there to show that Richard wasn't vindictive to Lord Hastings?

7. What is interesting to note about Richard III's heirs?

8. What kind of steps would Richard have taken if the rumor about him killing his nephews was a general rumor?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how enthusiasm for a particular subject or task can make it far more enjoyable, and help to pass the time. Conversely, explain why a difficult task appears to take longer. What part do focus and intensity play?

Essay Topic 3

Despite there being several vindications of Richard III written in the centuries to follow, they still didn't appear in the history books. Suggest reasons why this would be the case.

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