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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. Buckingham decided to rebel against the king after a conversation with whom?
(a) Morton.
(b) Edward V.
(c) Elizabeth Wydville.
(d) Richard III.

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

3. What similar condition was found in both skeletons?
(a) Osteoporosis.
(b) Scoliosis.
(c) Hypodontia.
(d) Scurvy.

4. How far below the surface was the chest found?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 2 feet.

5. Who were the other Lancastrian claimants to the throne?
(a) Edward V and Richard Duke of York.
(b) King Louis XI and Queen Margaret.
(c) The King of Portugal and the Queen of Castile.
(d) The Duke of Buckingham and his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does More claim the Princes were killed?

2. Despite all his outward displays of confidence, Richard III knew his position to be what?

3. Who did many people believe was the rightful Queen of England?

4. What family inherited the throne after Elizabeth I's death in 1603?

5. What animal, found in an old underground pipe or tunnel, was briefly thought to be one of the Princes'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Weir claim is the most damning evidence against Richard III?

2. What unexpected clue turned up during Charles II's renovation of the White Tower?

3. What rumor persisted after Anne's death?

4. What happened when Richard III sent orders to Brackenbury to kill the Princes?

5. After what event were the Princes in the Tower never again seen alive?

6. What traits did Richard III's usurpation reveal about his character?

7. What was the major reason why Buckingham's army collapsed and he was captured?

8. What is Alison Weir's ultimate conclusion of who killed the princes in the tower?

9. How did many people view the death of Richard III's only son, the Prince of Wales?

10. Why did Sir James Tyrell, after surviving the change of monarchs and even faring well under Henry VII, choose to support the Earl of Lincoln's ambitions?

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