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

2. After Hastings's death, where did the Marquess of Dorset flee?
(a) He fled to Northampton.
(b) He fled to France.
(c) He fled to London.
(d) He fled to Scotland.

3. Where did the Queen flee for sanctuary?
(a) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(b) Westminster.
(c) Bath.
(d) Northampton.

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

5. To what does Weir attribute the fall of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty?
(a) Henry Tudor's claim to the throne.
(b) Elizabeth Wydville's treachery.
(c) Richard III's ambition and murder of the Princes.
(d) Buckingham's betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Margaret Beaufort?

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

3. What group was appointed to watch over the Prince of Wales until he reached adulthood?

4. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?

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

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