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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Gloucester and Buckingham planning?
(a) A war with Scotland.
(b) A coronation party for King Edward V.
(c) A coup.
(d) A war with France.

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

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

4. Who probably wrote the Croyland Chronicle?
(a) Sir Thomas More, chronicler of Henry VII.
(b) Mancini.
(c) John Russell, Bishop of London.
(d) Polydore Vergil, author of English History.

5. Who was Henry Stafford forced to marry?
(a) Katherine Wydville.
(b) Elizabeth York.
(c) Juana of Portugal.
(d) Mary Tudor.

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

7. How was Richard of Gloucester related to King Edward IV?
(a) They were brothers through marriage.
(b) They were father and son.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They were brothers.

8. In 1453, King Henry VI suffered what kind of mental illness?
(a) Turrets.
(b) Paranoid delusions.
(c) Depression.
(d) Catatonic schizophrenia.

9. Who were the children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydville?
(a) Edward and Clarence.
(b) Clarence and Richard.
(c) Edward and Richard.
(d) Henry and George.

10. Who did Richard marry?
(a) Anne of Neville.
(b) Juana of Portugal.
(c) Elizabeth of York.
(d) Mary of Wales.

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

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

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

14. What process usually reserved for magnates of the realm was overlooked before Hastings' execution?
(a) He had the right to say goodbye to his loved ones.
(b) He had the right to be tried by his peers in Parliament.
(c) He had the right to defend himself in a public trial.
(d) He had the right to create a new will.

15. With what country had England declared war just before the death of Edward IV?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?

3. How did Richard increase his power on the council?

4. How did King Edward IV stun the world with his marriage?

5. What was rumored about Richard of Gloucester's appearance?

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