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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16, Rebellion, An Especial Good Lord.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Croyland and Mancini believe Richard began planning to take the crown?
(a) Right after Clarence's death.
(b) Right after Edward IV's death.
(c) During the coronation ceremony of Edward V.
(d) During Elizabeth Wydville's sanctuary.

2. How was Buckingham rewarded for supporting Gloucester?
(a) He was created Constable of England, Chief Justice, and Lord Chamberlain of Wales.
(b) He was given an expensive gold cup.
(c) He was made Prince of Wales, Duke of Norfolk, and Earl of Nottingham.
(d) He was given control of the fleet and the treasury.

3. Why weren't Clarence's children eligible for the succession?
(a) They were blocked by a bill of attainder.
(b) They were all bastards.
(c) They were sent to Spain after his execution.
(d) They were killed after his execution.

4. How did Gloucester try to disinherit the Princes?
(a) He claimed they were secret French spies.
(b) He had them declared bastards.
(c) He said his claim to the throne was better.
(d) He claimed they were unequipped mentally.

5. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?
(a) No one knew the Wydvilles at court.
(b) They had no feeling one way or another.
(c) They disliked the faction, thinking them common.
(d) They supported the faction, which was very popular.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?

4. Upon the death of the Princes, who in England had the best claim to the throne?

5. What disease did Edward IV contract after a fishing trip?

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