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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. Who were the children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydville?
(a) Edward and Clarence.
(b) Henry and George.
(c) Clarence and Richard.
(d) Edward and Richard.

2. According to Weir, could Buckingham have murdered the Princes?
(a) No, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(b) No, they were like sons to him.
(c) Yes, he was power hungry and would do anything for money.
(d) Yes, he had killed before and would again.

3. Out of Henry VII and Elizabeth's eight children, how many lived to adulthood?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. How was Buckingham rewarded for supporting Gloucester?
(a) He was given control of the fleet and the treasury.
(b) He was made Prince of Wales, Duke of Norfolk, and Earl of Nottingham.
(c) He was created Constable of England, Chief Justice, and Lord Chamberlain of Wales.
(d) He was given an expensive gold cup.

5. Who did Clarence, King Edward IV's brother, marry?
(a) Josephine, Louis XI's daughter.
(b) Maria, the Spanish Infanta.
(c) Elizabeth Wydville.
(d) Isabella, the Earl of Warwick's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee after Edward IV ascended to the throne?

3. How does More claim the Princes were killed?

4. Who were the other Lancastrian claimants to the throne?

5. Edward V grew up under control of which court faction?

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