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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Richard III's policy on the subject of the Princes?
(a) Complete transparency.
(b) Don't ask, don't tell.
(c) Complete silence.
(d) Propagated lies.

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

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

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

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

6. How long did Richard III's coronation banquet last?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Five and a half hours.
(c) Seven hours.
(d) Six and three-quarter hours.

7. After discovering the conspiracy, what did Richard III do?
(a) He gave up his crown and returned it to Edward V.
(b) He executed everyone, including the former Queen.
(c) He tightened the security around the sanctuary of Westminster.
(d) He dragged Elizabeth Wydville out of sanctuary himself.

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

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

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

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

12. How old was he when Edward of Middleham, Richard III's son, died?
(a) Three.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Seventeen.

13. Weir dismisses the argument that Warback was part of what family?
(a) The Plantagenets.
(b) The Lancasters.
(c) The Tudors.
(d) The Yorkists.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many priests did Richard III employ to say mass for the salvation of his soul?

2. Who did Richard III appoint Constable of the Tower?

3. What similar condition was found in both skeletons?

4. For what was James Tyrell so desperate that he would commit murder?

5. What outraged the chroniclers about the treatment of Richard III's corpse?

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