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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6, Deadly Feuds and Factions, Those of the Queen's Blood.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what country had England declared war just before the death of Edward IV?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

3. During Edward IV's reign, what was England's state?
(a) Incredibly wealthy.
(b) Wracked with conflict.
(c) Impoverished.
(d) Stable.

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

5. For what crime was Clarence ultimately executed?
(a) Grand Larceny.
(b) Rape.
(c) Murder.
(d) High treason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Edward IV take out loans from London financiers?

2. Why was Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Wydville scandalous?

3. In what part of England did Richard of Gloucester live and govern?

4. What court faction was Clarence staunchly opposed to?

5. What significant person died at the Battler of Tewkesbury?

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