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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other member of his family did Gloucester have to slander to overcome the Princes?
(a) Elizabeth, his sister.
(b) Clarence, his brother.
(c) Anne Neville, his wife.
(d) The Duchess of York, his mother.

2. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?
(a) Gloucester told Edward V that his councillors were conspiring to kill him.
(b) Gloucester told Edward V that he was the rightful King.
(c) Gloucester told Edward V that France had invaded England.
(d) Gloucester told Edward V that his mother died.

3. What charge did Warwick and Clarence try to level against Edward IV?
(a) They tried to charge him with murder.
(b) They attempted to have him declared a bastard.
(c) They tried to declare his marriage invalid.
(d) They attempted to disprove his policies.

4. How did King Edward IV stun the world with his marriage?
(a) He secretly married Queen Margaret.
(b) He betrothed himself to the Spanish Infanta.
(c) He secretly married an English commoner, Elizabeth Wydville.
(d) He married the daughter of Louis XI.

5. For what crime was Clarence ultimately executed?
(a) Rape.
(b) Grand Larceny.
(c) Murder.
(d) High treason.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Queen Elizabeth give birth to Prince Edward?

2. What process usually reserved for magnates of the realm was overlooked before Hastings' execution?

3. Of what did Gloucester and Buckingham accuse Lord Rivers?

4. Who did Gloucester claim withered his arm using witchcraft?

5. Who was the first sovereign of the House of York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gloucester back up his claim that Edward V was illegitimate?

2. How did Gloucester convince Edward V to go with him and Buckingham?

3. What misconceptions does Weir bring to light about the Wars of the Roses?

4. How did Edward IV shock the world with his marriage?

5. What does Weir theorize about Richard's deformity?

6. Why did it make sense to house King Edward V in the Tower of London?

7. Who were Elizabeth Wydville, Queen of England's, two male children?

8. Why did Edward IV's health suddenly fail?

9. When Hastings learned of Gloucester's plot to take the throne, what did he do?

10. Though most councilmen did not believe the pre-contract story, why did they choose to support Richard III?

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