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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. Edward V grew up under control of which court faction?
(a) The Northerners.
(b) The Yorkists.
(c) The Tudors.
(d) The Wydvilles.

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

3. How was Hastings captured?
(a) Gloucester followed him into a church and arrested him.
(b) He was captured while hiding in an inn.
(c) He was captured after a chase on horses.
(d) Gloucester staged an ambush in the council room.

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

5. When do Croyland and Mancini believe Richard began planning to take the crown?
(a) During the coronation ceremony of Edward V.
(b) During Elizabeth Wydville's sanctuary.
(c) Right after Clarence's death.
(d) Right after Edward IV's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

2. What process usually reserved for magnates of the realm was overlooked before Hastings' execution?

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

4. Why did Edward IV and Clarence quarrel over Warwick's estates?

5. How did Richard construe his capture of the King?

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