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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the King choose Sheriff Hutton?
(a) He was obsessed with security.
(b) He knew Henry Tudor would not come there.
(c) It was close to London.
(d) He had fond memories of the keep.

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

3. Who were the other Lancastrian claimants to the throne?
(a) The Duke of Buckingham and his son.
(b) King Louis XI and Queen Margaret.
(c) The King of Portugal and the Queen of Castile.
(d) Edward V and Richard Duke of York.

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

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

6. With whom may Richard III have had an affair during his wife's illness?
(a) Elizabeth Shore.
(b) Elizabeth Wydville.
(c) Elizabeth of York.
(d) Margaret Beaufort.

7. In what year did Tyrell betray Henry VII?
(a) 1510.
(b) 1503.
(c) 1501.
(d) 1499.

8. What information could not be determined at the time from the bones?
(a) The bones' age.
(b) The age of the skeletons when they died.
(c) The gender.
(d) Any familial relation.

9. What was Richard III's personal emblem?
(a) The Black Horse.
(b) The Red Lion.
(c) The Green Falcon.
(d) The White Boar.

10. Next to Buckingham, who was the most powerful subject in England?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) Brackenbury.
(d) York.

11. Why did Buckingham suddenly defect from Richard III?
(a) Buckingham personally murdered the Princes and was wracked with guilt.
(b) They had a great quarrel over land rights and Buckingham left.
(c) It is not known for sure, but many suspect the murder of the Princes pushed him over the edge.
(d) Buckingham decided to take his wealth and go abroad.

12. How many years of Plantagenet rule came to an end after the death of Richard III?
(a) 331.
(b) 205.
(c) 500.
(d) 445.

13. What do revisionists such at Jack Leslau and Audrey Williamson believe?
(a) They believe the Princes were moved to France.
(b) They believe Richard III murdered the Princes.
(c) They believe the Princes were moved to a safe haven.
(d) They believe the Princes are still alive today.

14. Who did Richard III decide to entrust with murdering the Princes?
(a) John Green.
(b) Sir James Tyrell.
(c) John Morton.
(d) William Slaughter.

15. What King ordered work on the White Tower and, as a result, may have found the Princes?
(a) King Charles II.
(b) King Henry VIII.
(c) King George I.
(d) Oliver Cromwell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What writer besides More was responsible for Richard III's widespread evil reputation?

3. What rival factions would be united if Elizabeth and Henry Tudor married?

4. Where did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee after Edward IV ascended to the throne?

5. How long did the savage Battle of Bosworth last?

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