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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. What plot was hatched in Sanctuary against Richard III?
(a) A plot to rescue Edward and Richard.
(b) A plot to marry Elizabeth Wydville to someone else.
(c) A plot to poison Richard III.
(d) A plot to take Edward V's sisters overseas.

2. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?
(a) He had not gotten Edward V's signature.
(b) He had no official authority as Lord Protector from the council.
(c) He had not married the Queen.
(d) He had not gotten Edward IV's permission.

3. Why did the Queen Dowager's continued stay in sanctuary embarrass Richard?
(a) It implied she was unsafe because of Richard.
(b) She decried his name and threatened him.
(c) She was suffering from a mental illness.
(d) It meant he could not confess his love to her.

4. What other major health problem did Edward IV have after his return?
(a) He had a stroke.
(b) He had a kidney stone.
(c) He had a hemorrhage.
(d) He broke an arm.

5. Who did Richard III appoint Constable of the Tower?
(a) William Slaughter.
(b) Sir Robert Brackenbury.
(c) Buckingham.
(d) Sir John Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was discovered about Richard III's character after the usurpation?

2. In what year was Richard of Gloucester born?

3. When do most contemporary historians think Gloucester had made up his mind to usurp the throne?

4. Who was Richard of Gloucester's son?

5. What two groups did Edward IV fail to unify before his death?

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