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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. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?
(a) She thinks it was a complete lie.
(b) She thinks it was absolutely true.
(c) She thinks it was exaggerated.
(d) She thinks it was his leg, not his shoulder.

2. In 1453, King Henry VI suffered what kind of mental illness?
(a) Catatonic schizophrenia.
(b) Turrets.
(c) Depression.
(d) Paranoid delusions.

3. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?
(a) Edward IV's eyewitness account.
(b) Contemporary sources.
(c) Character analysis of Richard III.
(d) Forensic evidence.

4. What significant person died at the Battler of Tewkesbury?
(a) King Henry VI.
(b) King Edward IV.
(c) Prince Edward of Lancaster.
(d) The Earl of Warwick.

5. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Two.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charge did Warwick and Clarence try to level against Edward IV?

2. What court faction was Clarence staunchly opposed to?

3. How was Richard of Gloucester related to King Edward IV?

4. Who were the children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydville?

5. Who was made Governor to the Prince of Wales?

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