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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6, Deadly Feuds and Factions, Those of the Queen's Blood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Two.

2. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?
(a) Whether or not to let the Queen govern as regent.
(b) Whether or not to give Gloucester sovereign power.
(c) Whether or not to give Lord Hastings the position of Lord Protector.
(d) Whether or not to crown the Prince of Wales.

3. For what crime was Clarence ultimately executed?
(a) Grand Larceny.
(b) Murder.
(c) Rape.
(d) High treason.

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

5. Between what two houses was the War of the Roses?
(a) York and Lancaster.
(b) Plantagent and Lancaster.
(c) York and Tudor.
(d) Windsor and Tudor.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?

2. Who was Richard of Gloucester's son?

3. Who was Elizabeth Shore?

4. What disease did Edward IV contract after a fishing trip?

5. How was Richard of Gloucester related to King Edward IV?

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