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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Weir claim no one pretended to be Edward V?
(a) He was living in France.
(b) He was too well-known at court.
(c) He was physically deformed.
(d) He was known to be alive.

2. Despite all his outward displays of confidence, Richard III knew his position to be what?
(a) Impregnable.
(b) Treasonous.
(c) Insecure.
(d) Eternal.

3. What outraged the chroniclers about the treatment of Richard III's corpse?
(a) It was accorded all the honors due to a king.
(b) It was treated as the corpse of a felon.
(c) It was hidden away and not publicly buried.
(d) It was displayed on Traitor's Gate.

4. In the absence of Henry Tudor, who did Elizabeth Wydville think for her daughter to marry?
(a) Richard III.
(b) The Duke of Norfolk.
(c) The Duke of Suffolk.
(d) The Earl of Warwick.

5. Before she allowed her daughters to leave sanctuary, what did Elizabeth Wydville ask Richard III to do?
(a) She asked him to marry her and make her Queen again.
(b) She asked him to return her lands and title.
(c) She asked him to make Henry Tudor his heir.
(d) She asked him to swear a public oath to keep them safe.

6. After the battle, where was the crown found?
(a) In a thicket.
(b) Among wildflowers.
(c) Under a hawthorne bush.
(d) Beneath an oak tree.

7. How does More claim the Princes were killed?
(a) He claims they were smothered in their beds.
(b) He claims they were thrown off the Tower.
(c) He claims they were run through with swords.
(d) He claims they were poisoned.

8. Why does Weir theorize that Richard III murdered the Princes?
(a) He confessed in a letter to a bishop.
(b) He hated children and disliked any in his court.
(c) Newly discovered forensic evidence proves his guilt beyond a doubt.
(d) He never produced them again, even when it would have been politically advantageous.

9. To what does Weir attribute the fall of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty?
(a) Henry Tudor's claim to the throne.
(b) Buckingham's betrayal.
(c) Richard III's ambition and murder of the Princes.
(d) Elizabeth Wydville's treachery.

10. What did Richard III do to Margaret Beaufort?
(a) He executed her by drawing, hanging, and quartering.
(b) He sent her to Brittany to be with her son.
(c) He made her title and lands forfeit to her husband.
(d) He married her and made her Queen.

11. Which of the Princes was most often impersonated?
(a) Edward of Middleham.
(b) The Earl of Warwick.
(c) Richard, Duke of York.
(d) Edward V.

12. Upon the death of the Princes, who in England had the best claim to the throne?
(a) The Duke of Buckingham.
(b) Elizabeth of York.
(c) Richard Plantagenet.
(d) Jasper Tudor.

13. What is Weir's conclusion as to who murdered the Princes?
(a) She concludes they fled to Henry Tudor.
(b) She concludes they were murdered by Richard III.
(c) She concludes they were not murdered, but taken to a safe haven.
(d) She concludes they fell ill and died.

14. At the time, what was needed for an uncle and a niece to marry?
(a) A public ceremony.
(b) A parent's permission.
(c) A DNA test.
(d) A dispensation from the church.

15. What did the general public think of the potential match between Richard III and the Lady Elizabeth?
(a) They found it incestuous.
(b) They found it inspiring.
(c) They found it exciting.
(d) They found it treasonous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Richard III's coronation banquet last?

2. Who did Perkin Warbeck pretend to be?

3. Why was it dangerous for Henry VII that the bodies of the Princes were lost?

4. What epic poem was later written about the Lady Elizabeth's role in Henry VII's ascension?

5. Who was significantly absent from Richard III's coronation ceremony?

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