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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was significantly absent from Richard III's coronation ceremony?
(a) Elizabeth Wydville.
(b) His brother Clarence.
(c) Henry Tudor.
(d) His mother, the Duchess of York.

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

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

4. What family was young Henry Tudor sent to live with in his formative years?
(a) Lord Herbert, staunchly Yorkist.
(b) Jasper Tudor, staunchly Lancastrian.
(c) King Edward.
(d) The Earl of Pembroke.

5. Just before leaving for his progress, Richard III gave his son Edward of Middleham what title?
(a) Lord Protector of London.
(b) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
(c) Constable of Scotland.
(d) Ambassador to France.

6. Whose account is the earliest evidence of rumors that the Princes were dead?
(a) The Buckingham Pages.
(b) Sir Thomas More.
(c) The Croyland Chronicle.
(d) Dominic Mancini.

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

8. How did the English southerners view the English northerners?
(a) The southerners thought the northerners were all Scottish.
(b) The southerners thought the northerners highly refined.
(c) The southerners thought the northerners were brutish people.
(d) The southerners thought the northerners were all Irish.

9. Why did Buckingham finally agree to support the rebellion?
(a) His wife encouraged him to do it.
(b) He wanted to be king.
(c) He finally raised enough capital.
(d) He heard the Princes were dead.

10. What rival factions would be united if Elizabeth and Henry Tudor married?
(a) The House of York and the House of Lancaster.
(b) The House of Windsor and the House of Stuart.
(c) The House of York and the House of Plantagenet.
(d) The House of Plantagenet and the House of Lancaster.

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

12. What animal, found in an old underground pipe or tunnel, was briefly thought to be one of the Princes'?
(a) An ape.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

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

14. Where did Richard III send Warwick for safekeeping?
(a) Westminster.
(b) Buckingham Palace.
(c) The Tower.
(d) Sheriff Hutton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what night does Weir suspect the murders took place?

2. What information could not be determined at the time from the bones?

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

4. How old was Henry VII when he gained the crown?

5. By conspiring to protect the Princes, what had the conspirators actually done?

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