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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10, The Fall of Hastings, This Act of Usurpation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many legitimate children did Richard have?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

2. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?
(a) Westminster.
(b) Buckingham Palace.
(c) The Tower of London.
(d) Northampton.

3. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?
(a) Edward IV's eyewitness account.
(b) Forensic evidence.
(c) Character analysis of Richard III.
(d) Contemporary sources.

4. What title did Edward IV give Richard just before his death?
(a) The High Admiral.
(b) Interim King Richard III.
(c) The Lord Protector of the Realm.
(d) Duke of Warwick.

5. What were Gloucester and Buckingham planning?
(a) A coup.
(b) A coronation party for King Edward V.
(c) A war with Scotland.
(d) A war with France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumored conspiracy did Gloucester exaggerate to further his own ambitions?

2. Who wrote The History of King Richard III?

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

4. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?

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

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