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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18, An Incestuous Passion, A Dark Prince.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What epic poem was later written about the Lady Elizabeth's role in Henry VII's ascension?
(a) The Song of Lady Bessy.
(b) The Fairie Queen.
(c) Paradise Lost.
(d) Love's Labor's Lost.

2. What did the general public think of the potential match between Richard III and the Lady Elizabeth?
(a) They found it exciting.
(b) They found it incestuous.
(c) They found it inspiring.
(d) They found it treasonous.

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

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

5. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?
(a) One quarter.
(b) One twentieth.
(c) One tenth.
(d) One half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was he when Edward of Middleham, Richard III's son, died?

2. What were Gloucester and Buckingham planning?

3. Who was Margaret Beaufort?

4. What made a marriage between Richard III and Elizabeth politically impossible?

5. Why was Hastings executed so swiftly after Gloucester's accusation?

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