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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. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?
(a) They supported the faction, which was very popular.
(b) No one knew the Wydvilles at court.
(c) They had no feeling one way or another.
(d) They disliked the faction, thinking them common.

2. Who was sent to live with Gloucester's wife, this person's maternal aunt?
(a) The Duke of Buckingham.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) The Marquess of Dorset.
(d) The Earl of Warwick.

3. With whom did Warwick ally himself to invade England in 1470?
(a) The Spanish Infanta.
(b) King Louis XI.
(c) King Edward IV.
(d) Margaret of Anjou.

4. Where did the Queen flee for sanctuary?
(a) Westminster.
(b) Northampton.
(c) Bath.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral.

5. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?
(a) One tenth.
(b) One twentieth.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One half.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gloucester and Buckingham arrived at Northampton, where was the King?

2. What title did Edward IV give Richard just before his death?

3. Why did Edward IV take out loans from London financiers?

4. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?

5. What disease did Edward IV contract after a fishing trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Gloucester eventually neutralize Hastings?

3. What were the two opposing sides regarding Gloucester's role as Protector?

4. What catastrophic mistake did Edward IV make before he died?

5. During his life, which of Edward IV's brothers was the most power-hunger and why?

6. By the time he reached forty, what could be said of Edward IV's lifestyle?

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

8. Why did Edward IV have no legal right to name Gloucester Lord Protector?

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

10. Into what two groups does Weir break down those who write about the Princes in the Tower?

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