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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Perkin Warbeck pretend to be?
(a) Richard Plantagenet.
(b) Henry, Duke of York.
(c) Edward V.
(d) Richard, Duke of York.

2. Where did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee after Edward IV ascended to the throne?
(a) Brittany.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Wales.

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

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

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

6. By conspiring to protect the Princes, what had the conspirators actually done?
(a) The conspirators had set the stage to rescue them.
(b) The conspirators had sealed the Princes' fate.
(c) The conspirators had turned the world against Richard III.
(d) The conspirators had turned France against them.

7. According to Weir, could Buckingham have murdered the Princes?
(a) No, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(b) Yes, he was power hungry and would do anything for money.
(c) No, they were like sons to him.
(d) Yes, he had killed before and would again.

8. How long did the savage Battle of Bosworth last?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

9. What basically defeated the rebellion?
(a) Richard III.
(b) Weather.
(c) Henry Tudor.
(d) Faulty equipment.

10. Who did Henry Tudor promise to marry on Christmas Day in 1483?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Eleanor of Brittany.
(c) Juana of Portugal.
(d) Elizabeth of York.

11. Which side of the family was a thorn in the side of Henry VIII?
(a) The Plantagenets.
(b) The Yorkists.
(c) The Tudors.
(d) The Lancastrians.

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

13. How did the King feel about Elizabeth Wydville's refusal to leave sanctuary?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Bereft.
(d) Angry.

14. What war did the murder of the Princes cause?
(a) A religious crusade to the Holy Land.
(b) War with France.
(c) Civil War in England.
(d) An outbreak of the War of the Roses.

15. What made a marriage between Richard III and Elizabeth politically impossible?
(a) Richard's illness and melancholy.
(b) Elizabeth's inability to bear children.
(c) The rumors of Anne's dishonorable death.
(d) The incestuous nature of their relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plot was hatched in Sanctuary against Richard III?

2. What did the general public think of the potential match between Richard III and the Lady Elizabeth?

3. How did King Richard III die?

4. Which of the Princes was most often impersonated?

5. Weir dismisses the argument that Warback was part of what family?

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