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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 is Weir's conclusion as to who murdered the Princes?
(a) She concludes they fell ill and died.
(b) She concludes they were not murdered, but taken to a safe haven.
(c) She concludes they were murdered by Richard III.
(d) She concludes they fled to Henry Tudor.

2. What was rumored about Queen Anne's death?
(a) It was rumored she did not die, but was taken away.
(b) It was rumored Richard killed her to marry Elizabeth.
(c) It was rumored she went mad first.
(d) It was rumored she committed suicide.

3. When did Henry officially date the beginning of his reign?
(a) The day of his birth.
(b) The day before Bosworth.
(c) The day of his coronation.
(d) The day Edward V was killed.

4. Why did Buckingham finally agree to support the rebellion?
(a) He heard the Princes were dead.
(b) He wanted to be king.
(c) He finally raised enough capital.
(d) His wife encouraged him to do it.

5. Which side of the family was a thorn in the side of Henry VIII?
(a) The Yorkists.
(b) The Tudors.
(c) The Lancastrians.
(d) The Plantagenets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why may Richard III have been hesitant to name Warwick his successor?

2. How did the English southerners view the English northerners?

3. In what language were most of Richard III's devotional books?

4. After discovering the conspiracy, what did Richard III do?

5. What family was young Henry Tudor sent to live with in his formative years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Henry Tudor finally claim the English crown?

2. Why, claims Weir, was Tyrell's confession of the murder of the Princes significant?

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

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

5. Ironically, how did the dead princes affect Richard III's reign as opposed to the living Princes?

6. Why was Richard so unpopular in the South of England?

7. Sadly, what had the conspirators made clear to Richard III that was the opposite of their intent?

8. What conspiracy did Richard III discover involving Elizabeth Wydville and other members of her faction?

9. Why did Elizabeth of York finally send Henry Tudor a ring and declare that she would marry him?

10. How did Richard III discover Sir James Tyrell's longing for advancement at any cost?

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