2. To what does Weir attribute the fall of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty?
(a) Richard III's ambition and murder of the Princes.
(b) Elizabeth Wydville's treachery.
(c) Henry Tudor's claim to the throne.
(d) Buckingham's betrayal.

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) No, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(d) Yes, he had killed before and would again.

4. Where did Richard spend his first night of his first progress?
(a) Cheapside.
(b) Reading.
(c) Bath.
(d) The Tower.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Out of Henry VII and Elizabeth's eight children, how many lived to adulthood?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

11. Why was it dangerous for Henry VII that the bodies of the Princes were lost?
(a) With no bodies, there were pretenders to the throne.
(b) With no bodies, the children were probably in France.
(c) With no bodies, Richard III had the best claim to the throne.
(d) With no bodies, he was accused of murder.

12. What was discovered about Richard III's character after the usurpation?
(a) He was terrible at making tough decisions.
(b) He was deathly afraid of illness and obsessed with cleanliness.
(c) His loyalty to Edward IV was only skin deep, and he had a cruel streak.
(d) He was a warmonger and planned to be always on the battlefield.

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

14. Who was Henry Tudor?
(a) The Plantagenet claimant to the throne.
(b) The Yorkist claimant to the throne.
(c) The Stuart claimant to the throne.
(d) The Lancastrian claimant to the throne.

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