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

2. Initially, who was Gloucester's chief supporter?
(a) Henry Tudor.
(b) The Duke of Buckingham.
(c) The Duke of York.
(d) The Queen mother.

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

4. Who were the other Lancastrian claimants to the throne?
(a) The King of Portugal and the Queen of Castile.
(b) Edward V and Richard Duke of York.
(c) The Duke of Buckingham and his son.
(d) King Louis XI and Queen Margaret.

5. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?
(a) Northampton.
(b) Buckingham Palace.
(c) Westminster.
(d) The Tower of London.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many legitimate children did Richard have?

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

3. For what was James Tyrell so desperate that he would commit murder?

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

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

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