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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Weir's conclusion as to who murdered the Princes?
(a) She concludes they fled to Henry Tudor.
(b) She concludes they were not murdered, but taken to a safe haven.
(c) She concludes they were murdered by Richard III.
(d) She concludes they fell ill and died.

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

3. What epic poem was later written about the Lady Elizabeth's role in Henry VII's ascension?
(a) The Fairie Queen.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Love's Labor's Lost.
(d) The Song of Lady Bessy.

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

5. Who was Margaret Beaufort?
(a) The cousin of Edward IV.
(b) The sister of Elizabeth Wydville.
(c) The daughter of John of Gaunt and wife of the late Henry Tudor.
(d) The mother of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York.

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

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

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

9. The conspiracy was evidence that, while the Princes lived, Richard III's reign would be what?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Short.
(c) Safe.
(d) Challenged.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Henry Tudor promise to marry on Christmas Day in 1483?

3. Buckingham decided to rebel against the king after a conversation with whom?

4. With whom may Richard III have had an affair during his wife's illness?

5. After discovering the conspiracy, what did Richard III do?

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