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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. How long did Richard III's coronation banquet last?
(a) Seven hours.
(b) Five and a half hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Six and three-quarter hours.

2. Initially, who was Gloucester's chief supporter?
(a) The Queen mother.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) Henry Tudor.
(d) The Duke of Buckingham.

3. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?
(a) They did not want Lord Rivers to gain power.
(b) They did not want Richard to be the Lord Protector.
(c) They could not wait for the coronation party.
(d) They needed his guidance in the war with France.

4. Where did Richard III send Warwick for safekeeping?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Sheriff Hutton.
(c) Westminster.
(d) The Tower.

5. What rival factions would be united if Elizabeth and Henry Tudor married?
(a) The House of Plantagenet and the House of Lancaster.
(b) The House of York and the House of Lancaster.
(c) The House of York and the House of Plantagenet.
(d) The House of Windsor and the House of Stuart.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Richard increase his power on the council?

2. With whom may Richard III have had an affair during his wife's illness?

3. What did Richard III do to Margaret Beaufort?

4. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?

5. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?

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