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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The History of King Richard III?
(a) Vergil.
(b) Sir Thomas More.
(c) Bernard Andre.
(d) Dominic Mancini.

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

3. 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 his ministers.
(d) They blamed the French.

4. 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.

5. When did Queen Elizabeth give birth to Prince Edward?
(a) November 2, 1470.
(b) January 2, 1450.
(c) June 2, 1475.
(d) April 2, 1469.

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

7. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?
(a) Lust.
(b) Mutual respect.
(c) Politics.
(d) True love.

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

9. In what year was Richard of Gloucester born?
(a) 1452.
(b) 1462.
(c) 1554.
(d) 1443.

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

11. Where in the Tower of London were the Princes probably kept?
(a) The Bloody Tower.
(b) The Garden Tower.
(c) The White Tower.
(d) Raleigh's Walk.

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

13. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?
(a) Edward IV's eyewitness account.
(b) Forensic evidence.
(c) Contemporary sources.
(d) Character analysis of Richard III.

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

15. What significant person died at the Battler of Tewkesbury?
(a) The Earl of Warwick.
(b) King Henry VI.
(c) King Edward IV.
(d) Prince Edward of Lancaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hastings react when Richard confided his plans to him?

2. Who was briefly made King during the rebellion?

3. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

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

5. What other major health problem did Edward IV have after his return?

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