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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. Who did Edward IV appoint as the guardian of the Prince of Wales?
(a) Lord Rivers.
(b) Clarence.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Richard of Gloucester.

2. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?
(a) She thinks it was his leg, not his shoulder.
(b) She thinks it was absolutely true.
(c) She thinks it was exaggerated.
(d) She thinks it was a complete lie.

3. How did Richard increase his power on the council?
(a) He threatened to confiscate everyone's property.
(b) He killed the Queen and her daughters.
(c) He sent them all to war in France.
(d) He turned other council members against each other.

4. After Hastings's death, where did the Marquess of Dorset flee?
(a) He fled to London.
(b) He fled to Scotland.
(c) He fled to France.
(d) He fled to Northampton.

5. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?
(a) True love.
(b) Lust.
(c) Mutual respect.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?

2. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?

3. From whom was Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham, descended?

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

5. During the time period, what did people think physical deformity meant about an individual?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Richard III formally asked to become King?

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

4. Why was the succession to the English throne unstable in the fifteenth century after Edward III's death?

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

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

7. What advantages did Richard gain by marrying Anne of Neville?

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

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

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

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