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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. What was rumored about Richard of Gloucester's appearance?
(a) He had bright red hair.
(b) He had a physical deformity.
(c) He was extremely tall.
(d) He wore spectacles.

2. Who was Henry Stafford forced to marry?
(a) Katherine Wydville.
(b) Elizabeth York.
(c) Mary Tudor.
(d) Juana of Portugal.

3. Why did Edward IV take out loans from London financiers?
(a) He was financing a war with Brittany.
(b) His court was extravagant and he needed the money to keep up appearances..
(c) He was building a great fleet of ships.
(d) He was terrible at managing money.

4. What two groups did Edward IV fail to unify before his death?
(a) The Yorkists and the Tudors.
(b) Richard and the Wydvilles.
(c) Clarence and Richard.
(d) The Welsh and the French.

5. What group was appointed to watch over the Prince of Wales until he reached adulthood?
(a) A group of German mercenaries.
(b) A Council including the Queen, Richard, and Clarence.
(c) An elite team of knights including Arthur and Lancelot.
(d) A legal team of Parliament lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?

2. From whom was Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham, descended?

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

4. Edward V grew up under control of which court faction?

5. With what country had England declared war just before the death of Edward IV?

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