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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4, Richard of Gloucester, Clarence and the Wydvilles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Edward IV and Clarence quarrel over Warwick's estates?
(a) Clarence was not given all the estates like he wanted.
(b) Edward IV gave the estates back to Warwick.
(c) Edward IV was not allowed to keep the estates.
(d) Clarence did not think Warwick's estates should have been taken.

2. 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.

3. During the time period, what did people think physical deformity meant about an individual?
(a) They thought physical deformity meant godliness.
(b) They thought physical deformity was due to bathing.
(c) They thought physical deformity was reversible.
(d) They thought physical deformity represented spiritual deformity.

4. With whom did Warwick ally himself to invade England in 1470?
(a) King Edward IV.
(b) King Louis XI.
(c) The Spanish Infanta.
(d) Margaret of Anjou.

5. Who was the first sovereign of the House of York?
(a) Henry V.
(b) Henry VI.
(c) Edward IV.
(d) Edward VI.

Short Answer Questions

1. What House does Edward IV's marriage ultimately destroy?

2. How many months was Queen Elizabeth forced to stay in sanctuary with her children?

3. Who did Clarence, King Edward IV's brother, marry?

4. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?

5. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?

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