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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8, An Innocent Lamb in the Hands of Wolves, The Lord Protector.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of England did Richard of Gloucester live and govern?
(a) The east.
(b) The north.
(c) The south.
(d) The west.

2. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?
(a) Gloucester told Edward V that he was the rightful King.
(b) Gloucester told Edward V that his councillors were conspiring to kill him.
(c) Gloucester told Edward V that France had invaded England.
(d) Gloucester told Edward V that his mother died.

3. When do most contemporary historians think Gloucester had made up his mind to usurp the throne?
(a) The end of September, 1483.
(b) The end of May, 1483.
(c) The middle of June, 1483.
(d) The beginning of January, 1483.

4. Who was Elizabeth Shore?
(a) She was the King's wife.
(b) She was the King's favorite mistress.
(c) She was the King's niece.
(d) She was the King's daughter.

5. Why did the Queen Dowager's continued stay in sanctuary embarrass Richard?
(a) She was suffering from a mental illness.
(b) It implied she was unsafe because of Richard.
(c) It meant he could not confess his love to her.
(d) She decried his name and threatened him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gloucester send Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?

2. When did Queen Elizabeth give birth to Prince Edward?

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

4. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?

5. How did Gloucester behave toward his nephew?

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