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

2. How old was Henry VII when he gained the crown?
(a) 20.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 19.

3. With whom may Richard III have had an affair during his wife's illness?
(a) Elizabeth of York.
(b) Elizabeth Shore.
(c) Elizabeth Wydville.
(d) Margaret Beaufort.

4. Where did Richard spend his first night of his first progress?
(a) Bath.
(b) Reading.
(c) The Tower.
(d) Cheapside.

5. Who did Richard III appoint Constable of the Tower?
(a) William Slaughter.
(b) Buckingham.
(c) Sir Robert Brackenbury.
(d) Sir John Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time, what was needed for an uncle and a niece to marry?

2. Out of Henry VII and Elizabeth's eight children, how many lived to adulthood?

3. How many years of Plantagenet rule came to an end after the death of Richard III?

4. Where did Richard III send Warwick for safekeeping?

5. How long did the savage Battle of Bosworth last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only was Elizabeth Wydville would allow her daughters to go to Richard III's court?

2. Why would Richard III have considered marrying his eighteen-year-old niece Elizabeth of York?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What rumor persisted after Anne's death?

10. In regard to the case of the death of the Princes and Richard III, what does Weir argue when others claim Richard could not be convicted in a modern court of law?

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