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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gloucester send Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?
(a) He sent them to France to fight.
(b) He sent them to strongholds in the north.
(c) He sent them to the Tower of London.
(d) He sent them to Wales.

2. What group was appointed to watch over the Prince of Wales until he reached adulthood?
(a) A group of German mercenaries.
(b) A legal team of Parliament lawyers.
(c) A Council including the Queen, Richard, and Clarence.
(d) An elite team of knights including Arthur and Lancelot.

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

4. What rumored conspiracy did Gloucester exaggerate to further his own ambitions?
(a) He exaggerated the threat from France.
(b) He exaggerated the Wydville's plot against him.
(c) He exaggerated Buckingham's wealth.
(d) He exaggerated Hastings's loyalty to Edward IV.

5. Who did Gloucester basically force out of sanctuary?
(a) Edward V.
(b) Elizabeth Wydville.
(c) Henry Tudor.
(d) Richard, Duke of York.

6. For what crime was Clarence ultimately executed?
(a) Rape.
(b) Grand Larceny.
(c) Murder.
(d) High treason.

7. How did Hastings react when Richard confided his plans to him?
(a) Hastings flees north to Scotland.
(b) Hastings immediately plans to seize the throne for himself.
(c) Hastings supported him in usurping the throne.
(d) Hastings was shocked and warned the king.

8. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?
(a) They could not wait for the coronation party.
(b) They did not want Lord Rivers to gain power.
(c) They did not want Richard to be the Lord Protector.
(d) They needed his guidance in the war with France.

9. In what part of England did Richard of Gloucester live and govern?
(a) The north.
(b) The south.
(c) The east.
(d) The west.

10. During Edward IV's reign, what was England's state?
(a) Incredibly wealthy.
(b) Wracked with conflict.
(c) Impoverished.
(d) Stable.

11. Why did the Queen Dowager's continued stay in sanctuary embarrass Richard?
(a) It meant he could not confess his love to her.
(b) She decried his name and threatened him.
(c) She was suffering from a mental illness.
(d) It implied she was unsafe because of Richard.

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

13. Who did Gloucester claim withered his arm using witchcraft?
(a) Rivers and Grey.
(b) Elizabeth Wydville and Elizabeth Shore.
(c) Buckingham and York.
(d) Hastings and Mancini.

14. Who did Gloucester send with warrants for the execution of Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?
(a) Richard Ratcliffe.
(b) The Duke of Buckingham.
(c) John Morton, Bishop of Ely.
(d) Hastings.

15. Edward V grew up under control of which court faction?
(a) The Tudors.
(b) The Wydvilles.
(c) The Northerners.
(d) The Yorkists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

2. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?

3. Where did the Queen flee for sanctuary?

4. When they spoke to King Edward V, who did Gloucester and Buckingham blame for Edward IV's death?

5. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?

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