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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. After the death of Hastings, what happened to King Edward V?
(a) His attendants were removed and he feared he would be killed.
(b) He became a monk.
(c) He was freed from tyranny and ruled the kingdom.
(d) He fell extremely ill and hung onto life by a thread.

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

3. Who did Gloucester claim withered his arm using witchcraft?
(a) Elizabeth Wydville and Elizabeth Shore.
(b) Buckingham and York.
(c) Hastings and Mancini.
(d) Rivers and Grey.

4. Who was sent to live with Gloucester's wife, this person's maternal aunt?
(a) The Earl of Warwick.
(b) The Marquess of Dorset.
(c) The Duke of York.
(d) The Duke of Buckingham.

5. What other member of his family did Gloucester have to slander to overcome the Princes?
(a) Anne Neville, his wife.
(b) The Duchess of York, his mother.
(c) Clarence, his brother.
(d) Elizabeth, his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What House does Edward IV's marriage ultimately destroy?

2. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

3. Why weren't Clarence's children eligible for the succession?

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

5. When Gloucester and Buckingham arrived at Northampton, where was the King?

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