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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 was sent to live with Gloucester's wife, this person's maternal aunt?
(a) The Earl of Warwick.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) The Marquess of Dorset.
(d) The Duke of Buckingham.

2. Why did Gloucester prefer to promote Buckingham instead of Hastings?
(a) Hastings was still loyal to Edward V.
(b) Hastings did not have as much money as Buckingham.
(c) Hastings was very ill and would probably die within the month.
(d) Hastings wanted to marry Elizabeth Wydville.

3. Why does Weir theorize that Richard III murdered the Princes?
(a) He confessed in a letter to a bishop.
(b) He never produced them again, even when it would have been politically advantageous.
(c) Newly discovered forensic evidence proves his guilt beyond a doubt.
(d) He hated children and disliked any in his court.

4. With whom did Warwick ally himself to invade England in 1470?
(a) King Louis XI.
(b) King Edward IV.
(c) The Spanish Infanta.
(d) Margaret of Anjou.

5. Who, probably, was involved in the plot against Richard III?
(a) The Queen and her brothers.
(b) The French.
(c) The Lancastrians.
(d) The northerners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group was appointed to watch over the Prince of Wales until he reached adulthood?

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

3. Who did many people believe was the rightful Queen of England?

4. Initially, who was Gloucester's chief supporter?

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

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