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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. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?
(a) He had not married the Queen.
(b) He had not gotten Edward V's signature.
(c) He had no official authority as Lord Protector from the council.
(d) He had not gotten Edward IV's permission.

2. At age forty, how is Edward IV described physically by his contemporaries?
(a) He is described as overweight, partaking in too many of life's excesses.
(b) He is described as tall and thin, extremely pious and eating little.
(c) He is described as slim and willowy, almost ladylike.
(d) He is described as short and dark, with muscular shoulders and legs.

3. On what night does Weir suspect the murders took place?
(a) March 15th.
(b) August 13th.
(c) September 3rd.
(d) July 29th.

4. How did Gloucester behave toward his nephew?
(a) He ignored him completely.
(b) He openly supported him.
(c) He tried to adopt him.
(d) He was withdrawn and suspicious.

5. What is the difference between Gloucester's Protectorship and Duke Humphrey's?
(a) Humphrey had control of the military and Gloucester did not.
(b) Humphrey was a figurehead and Gloucester had sovereign power.
(c) Humphrey staged a coup and Gloucester was loyal to the king.
(d) Humphrey had sovereign power and Gloucester was a figurehead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?

3. Where in the Tower of London were the Princes probably kept?

4. By conspiring to protect the Princes, what had the conspirators actually done?

5. In 1453, King Henry VI suffered what kind of mental illness?

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