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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Clarence, King Edward IV's brother, marry?
(a) Josephine, Louis XI's daughter.
(b) Maria, the Spanish Infanta.
(c) Isabella, the Earl of Warwick's daughter.
(d) Elizabeth Wydville.

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(a) He was withdrawn and suspicious.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

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

4. At age forty, how is Edward IV described physically by his contemporaries?
(a) He is described as short and dark, with muscular shoulders and legs.
(b) He is described as slim and willowy, almost ladylike.
(c) He is described as overweight, partaking in too many of life's excesses.
(d) He is described as tall and thin, extremely pious and eating little.

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

6. What title did Edward IV give Richard just before his death?
(a) Interim King Richard III.
(b) The High Admiral.
(c) The Lord Protector of the Realm.
(d) Duke of Warwick.

7. Who was made Governor to the Prince of Wales?
(a) Clarence, the Prince's uncle.
(b) Richard of Gloucester, the Prince's uncle.
(c) Bishop Leicester, the Prince's priest.
(d) Anthony Wydville, the Prince's uncle.

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

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

10. Who was briefly made King during the rebellion?
(a) Henry VI.
(b) Richard II.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Edward V.

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

12. What is the difference between Gloucester's Protectorship and Duke Humphrey's?
(a) Humphrey staged a coup and Gloucester was loyal to the king.
(b) Humphrey was a figurehead and Gloucester had sovereign power.
(c) Humphrey had control of the military and Gloucester did not.
(d) Humphrey had sovereign power and Gloucester was a figurehead.

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

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

15. Why was Hastings executed so swiftly after Gloucester's accusation?
(a) It was the law that the accused be executed quickly.
(b) He angered his attendants and they could not wait to put him to death.
(c) The Queen insisted his execution be expedited.
(d) He knew too much about Gloucester's plot to usurp the throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hastings's death, where did the Marquess of Dorset flee?

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

3. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?

4. What rumored conspiracy did Gloucester exaggerate to further his own ambitions?

5. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?

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