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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 tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?
(a) Pamphlets.
(b) Banners and balloons in London.
(c) Propaganda, specifically character assassinations.
(d) Lotteries.

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

3. 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.

4. Where specifically was Richard III not to take Elizabeth Wydville's daughters?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Westminster.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

5. How did the King feel about Elizabeth Wydville's refusal to leave sanctuary?
(a) Bereft.
(b) Angry.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Ecstatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does More claim the Princes were killed?

2. Why did Buckingham suddenly defect from Richard III?

3. What basically defeated the rebellion?

4. Where did Richard III send Warwick for safekeeping?

5. Who did Henry Tudor promise to marry on Christmas Day in 1483?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was probably the tipping point for Buckingham's treason?

4. With the death of the Princes, who did many people turn to as the rightful Queen of England?

5. What factors kept Richard III from marrying his niece?

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

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

8. After their marriage, what children of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII lived to adulthood?

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

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

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