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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. Next to Buckingham, who was the most powerful subject in England?
(a) Brackenbury.
(b) York.
(c) Suffolk.
(d) Norfolk.

2. Who was made Governor to the Prince of Wales?
(a) Clarence, the Prince's uncle.
(b) Anthony Wydville, the Prince's uncle.
(c) Bishop Leicester, the Prince's priest.
(d) Richard of Gloucester, the Prince's uncle.

3. What war did the murder of the Princes cause?
(a) War with France.
(b) Civil War in England.
(c) A religious crusade to the Holy Land.
(d) An outbreak of the War of the Roses.

4. How many legitimate children did Richard have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Five.

5. What was discovered about Richard III's character after the usurpation?
(a) He was a warmonger and planned to be always on the battlefield.
(b) His loyalty to Edward IV was only skin deep, and he had a cruel streak.
(c) He was terrible at making tough decisions.
(d) He was deathly afraid of illness and obsessed with cleanliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Richard III's policy on the subject of the Princes?

2. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?

3. When they spoke to King Edward V, who did Gloucester and Buckingham blame for Edward IV's death?

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

5. Who did Richard III appoint Constable of the Tower?

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