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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14, The Princes in the Tower, The Wicked Uncle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Richard III order to kill the Princes?
(a) Buckingham.
(b) Brackenbury.
(c) Green.
(d) Norfolk.

2. What disease did Edward IV contract after a fishing trip?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) The bubonic plague.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Scoliosis.

3. What did Gloucester tell the councillors about Hastings's execution?
(a) He said Hastings had planned to usurp the throne.
(b) He said Hastings had planned to kidnap the king.
(c) He said Hastings had planned to murder him in the council meeting.
(d) He said Hastings had planned to marry Elizabeth Wydville.

4. Buckingham decided to rebel against the king after a conversation with whom?
(a) Richard III.
(b) Edward V.
(c) Morton.
(d) Elizabeth Wydville.

5. How old was Margaret Beaufort when she gave birth to Henry Tudor?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Forty.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does More claim the Princes were killed?

2. For what was James Tyrell so desperate that he would commit murder?

3. When do most contemporary historians think Gloucester had made up his mind to usurp the throne?

4. Why did the Queen Dowager's continued stay in sanctuary embarrass Richard?

5. What is Weir's conclusion as to who murdered the Princes?

(see the answer key)

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