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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16, Rebellion, An Especial Good Lord.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Gloucester basically force out of sanctuary?
(a) Edward V.
(b) Richard, Duke of York.
(c) Henry Tudor.
(d) Elizabeth Wydville.

2. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?
(a) They disliked the faction, thinking them common.
(b) They had no feeling one way or another.
(c) They supported the faction, which was very popular.
(d) No one knew the Wydvilles at court.

3. What rumored conspiracy did Gloucester exaggerate to further his own ambitions?
(a) He exaggerated the threat from France.
(b) He exaggerated Hastings's loyalty to Edward IV.
(c) He exaggerated the Wydville's plot against him.
(d) He exaggerated Buckingham's wealth.

4. What did Gloucester tell the councillors about Hastings's execution?
(a) He said Hastings had planned to marry Elizabeth Wydville.
(b) He said Hastings had planned to kidnap the king.
(c) He said Hastings had planned to murder him in the council meeting.
(d) He said Hastings had planned to usurp the throne.

5. After the death of Hastings, what happened to King Edward V?
(a) His attendants were removed and he feared he would be killed.
(b) He fell extremely ill and hung onto life by a thread.
(c) He became a monk.
(d) He was freed from tyranny and ruled the kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Gloucester send with warrants for the execution of Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?

2. With what country had England declared war just before the death of Edward IV?

3. At age forty, how is Edward IV described physically by his contemporaries?

4. What process usually reserved for magnates of the realm was overlooked before Hastings' execution?

5. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?

(see the answer key)

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