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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. With whom did Warwick ally himself to invade England in 1470?
(a) King Edward IV.
(b) King Louis XI.
(c) The Spanish Infanta.
(d) Margaret of Anjou.

2. Why did Edward IV and Clarence quarrel over Warwick's estates?
(a) Clarence did not think Warwick's estates should have been taken.
(b) Edward IV gave the estates back to Warwick.
(c) Edward IV was not allowed to keep the estates.
(d) Clarence was not given all the estates like he wanted.

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

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

5. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first sovereign of the House of York?

2. What charge did Warwick and Clarence try to level against Edward IV?

3. What other member of his family did Gloucester have to slander to overcome the Princes?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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