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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Yes, he had killed before and would again.
(d) No, they were like sons to him.

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

9. What tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?
(a) Propaganda, specifically character assassinations.
(b) Pamphlets.
(c) Banners and balloons in London.
(d) Lotteries.

10. How many priests did Richard III employ to say mass for the salvation of his soul?
(a) 82.
(b) 100.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

11. With what country was Henry VII in marriage negotiations for Prince Arthur?
(a) Finland.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Scotland.

12. Why may Richard III have been hesitant to name Warwick his successor?
(a) The boy had a club foot.
(b) The boy may have been intellectually slow or mentally retarded.
(c) The boy had strong Wydville ties.
(d) The boy was a Lancastrian.

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

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

15. What was rumored about Queen Anne's death?
(a) It was rumored she did not die, but was taken away.
(b) It was rumored she committed suicide.
(c) It was rumored Richard killed her to marry Elizabeth.
(d) It was rumored she went mad first.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did King Richard III die?

3. What Act did the Parliament of 1484 pass?

4. After the battle, where was the crown found?

5. What animal, found in an old underground pipe or tunnel, was briefly thought to be one of the Princes'?

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