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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. In what year was Richard of Gloucester born?
(a) 1452.
(b) 1443.
(c) 1462.
(d) 1554.

2. 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.

3. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?
(a) One quarter.
(b) One half.
(c) One tenth.
(d) One twentieth.

4. What tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?
(a) Banners and balloons in London.
(b) Lotteries.
(c) Propaganda, specifically character assassinations.
(d) Pamphlets.

5. What is Weir's conclusion as to who murdered the Princes?
(a) She concludes they fled to Henry Tudor.
(b) She concludes they fell ill and died.
(c) She concludes they were murdered by Richard III.
(d) She concludes they were not murdered, but taken to a safe haven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?

2. From whom was Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham, descended?

3. After the death of Hastings, what happened to King Edward V?

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

5. What plot was hatched in Sanctuary against Richard III?

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