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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12, Richard III, Conspiracies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gloucester send Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?
(a) He sent them to strongholds in the north.
(b) He sent them to the Tower of London.
(c) He sent them to Wales.
(d) He sent them to France to fight.

2. What was rumored about Richard of Gloucester's appearance?
(a) He had a physical deformity.
(b) He wore spectacles.
(c) He was extremely tall.
(d) He had bright red hair.

3. Who was significantly absent from Richard III's coronation ceremony?
(a) Henry Tudor.
(b) His mother, the Duchess of York.
(c) Elizabeth Wydville.
(d) His brother Clarence.

4. Who did many people believe was the rightful Queen of England?
(a) Elizabeth Shore.
(b) The Lady Elizabeth.
(c) Elizabeth Wydville.
(d) Anne Neville.

5. Who probably wrote the Croyland Chronicle?
(a) Sir Thomas More, chronicler of Henry VII.
(b) Mancini.
(c) John Russell, Bishop of London.
(d) Polydore Vergil, author of English History.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plot was hatched in Sanctuary against Richard III?

2. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?

3. What other member of his family did Gloucester have to slander to overcome the Princes?

4. In what part of England were the Wydvilles in control?

5. How did Hastings react when Richard confided his plans to him?

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