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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. How did King Edward IV stun the world with his marriage?
(a) He secretly married an English commoner, Elizabeth Wydville.
(b) He secretly married Queen Margaret.
(c) He betrothed himself to the Spanish Infanta.
(d) He married the daughter of Louis XI.

2. Who was Henry Tudor?
(a) The Yorkist claimant to the throne.
(b) The Lancastrian claimant to the throne.
(c) The Plantagenet claimant to the throne.
(d) The Stuart claimant to the throne.

3. After discovering the conspiracy, what did Richard III do?
(a) He gave up his crown and returned it to Edward V.
(b) He tightened the security around the sanctuary of Westminster.
(c) He executed everyone, including the former Queen.
(d) He dragged Elizabeth Wydville out of sanctuary himself.

4. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?
(a) Politics.
(b) Mutual respect.
(c) True love.
(d) Lust.

5. Who was briefly made King during the rebellion?
(a) Richard II.
(b) Edward V.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Henry VI.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two groups did Edward IV fail to unify before his death?

3. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?

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

5. Who was Margaret Beaufort?

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