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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. Who wrote The History of King Richard III?
(a) Sir Thomas More.
(b) Vergil.
(c) Dominic Mancini.
(d) Bernard Andre.

2. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?
(a) True love.
(b) Politics.
(c) Mutual respect.
(d) Lust.

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

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

5. What court faction was Clarence staunchly opposed to?
(a) The Yorkists.
(b) The French.
(c) The Welsh.
(d) The Wydvilles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many legitimate children did Richard have?

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

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

5. Who was Richard of Gloucester's son?

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