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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21, Pretenders, Tyrell's Confession, The Skeletons in the Tower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Edward IV appoint as the guardian of the Prince of Wales?
(a) Lord Rivers.
(b) Richard of Gloucester.
(c) Clarence.
(d) The Queen.

2. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?
(a) Two.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirteen.

3. What tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?
(a) Pamphlets.
(b) Lotteries.
(c) Propaganda, specifically character assassinations.
(d) Banners and balloons in London.

4. Next to Buckingham, who was the most powerful subject in England?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Brackenbury.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) York.

5. What outraged the chroniclers about the treatment of Richard III's corpse?
(a) It was displayed on Traitor's Gate.
(b) It was accorded all the honors due to a king.
(c) It was hidden away and not publicly buried.
(d) It was treated as the corpse of a felon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far below the surface was the chest found?

2. When did Henry officially date the beginning of his reign?

3. Edward V grew up under control of which court faction?

4. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?

5. What information could not be determined at the time from the bones?

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