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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. What House does Edward IV's marriage ultimately destroy?
(a) The Windsor House.
(b) The Lancaster House.
(c) The Tudor House.
(d) The Yorkist House.

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

3. Who probably wrote the Croyland Chronicle?
(a) Sir Thomas More, chronicler of Henry VII.
(b) John Russell, Bishop of London.
(c) Polydore Vergil, author of English History.
(d) Mancini.

4. Why weren't Clarence's children eligible for the succession?
(a) They were blocked by a bill of attainder.
(b) They were all bastards.
(c) They were sent to Spain after his execution.
(d) They were killed after his execution.

5. At age forty, how is Edward IV described physically by his contemporaries?
(a) He is described as slim and willowy, almost ladylike.
(b) He is described as overweight, partaking in too many of life's excesses.
(c) He is described as tall and thin, extremely pious and eating little.
(d) He is described as short and dark, with muscular shoulders and legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?

2. After Richard's coup, what family's power in court ended?

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

4. What disease did Edward IV contract after a fishing trip?

5. What was rumored about Richard of Gloucester's appearance?

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