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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. According to Weir, could Buckingham have murdered the Princes?
(a) No, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(b) Yes, he was power hungry and would do anything for money.
(c) No, they were like sons to him.
(d) Yes, he had killed before and would again.

2. Who were the other Lancastrian claimants to the throne?
(a) Edward V and Richard Duke of York.
(b) The Duke of Buckingham and his son.
(c) The King of Portugal and the Queen of Castile.
(d) King Louis XI and Queen Margaret.

3. Who did Edward IV appoint as the guardian of the Prince of Wales?
(a) Richard of Gloucester.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Lord Rivers.

4. Why did Edward IV take out loans from London financiers?
(a) His court was extravagant and he needed the money to keep up appearances..
(b) He was terrible at managing money.
(c) He was financing a war with Brittany.
(d) He was building a great fleet of ships.

5. Who was the first sovereign of the House of York?
(a) Edward IV.
(b) Henry VI.
(c) Henry V.
(d) Edward VI.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Richard of Gloucester born?

2. What was the document that formally presented Gloucester's claim to the throne?

3. Who did Richard III appoint Constable of the Tower?

4. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?

5. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?

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