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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Gloucester behave toward his nephew?
(a) He tried to adopt him.
(b) He ignored him completely.
(c) He was withdrawn and suspicious.
(d) He openly supported him.

2. After Richard's coup, what family's power in court ended?
(a) The Tudors.
(b) The Wydvilles.
(c) The Yorkists.
(d) The Plantagenets.

3. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?
(a) Whether or not to crown the Prince of Wales.
(b) Whether or not to give Lord Hastings the position of Lord Protector.
(c) Whether or not to give Gloucester sovereign power.
(d) Whether or not to let the Queen govern as regent.

4. After Hastings's death, where did the Marquess of Dorset flee?
(a) He fled to London.
(b) He fled to Northampton.
(c) He fled to Scotland.
(d) He fled to France.

5. What court faction was Clarence staunchly opposed to?
(a) The Wydvilles.
(b) The Welsh.
(c) The French.
(d) The Yorkists.

6. Who was Richard of Gloucester's son?
(a) Edward of Middleham.
(b) Henry Tudor.
(c) Richard of York.
(d) Edward V.

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

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

9. When they spoke to King Edward V, who did Gloucester and Buckingham blame for Edward IV's death?
(a) They blamed Parliament.
(b) They blamed the northerners.
(c) They blamed the French.
(d) They blamed his ministers.

10. From whom was Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham, descended?
(a) Edward III.
(b) Richard I.
(c) Henry VIII.
(d) William the Conqueror.

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

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

13. What two groups did Edward IV fail to unify before his death?
(a) The Welsh and the French.
(b) The Yorkists and the Tudors.
(c) Richard and the Wydvilles.
(d) Clarence and Richard.

14. Where did the Queen flee for sanctuary?
(a) Northampton.
(b) Bath.
(c) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(d) Westminster.

15. What was the document that formally presented Gloucester's claim to the throne?
(a) The King's Claim.
(b) The Act of Attainder.
(c) Renia Suprema.
(d) Titulus Regius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who probably wrote the Croyland Chronicle?

2. After the death of Hastings, what happened to King Edward V?

3. When Gloucester and Buckingham arrived at Northampton, where was the King?

4. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?

5. During the time period, what did people think physical deformity meant about an individual?

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