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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Queen Dowager's continued stay in sanctuary embarrass Richard?

2. Who did Edward IV appoint as the guardian of the Prince of Wales?

3. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

4. How did Hastings react when Richard confided his plans to him?

5. In 1453, King Henry VI suffered what kind of mental illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did it make sense to house King Edward V in the Tower of London?

2. How did Edward IV shock the world with his marriage?

3. Why did Gloucester heap more rewards on Buckingham than Hastings?

4. What was amazing about Gloucester and Buckingham's coup?

5. How did Gloucester lull Rivers into a false sense of security?

6. What catastrophic mistake did Edward IV make before he died?

7. How did Gloucester back up his claim that Edward V was illegitimate?

8. How did Richard of Gloucester avoid becoming ensnared in the various court intrigues?

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

10. Why did the Queen have reason to fear Gloucester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of the Princes.

1) What was the Princes' claim to the throne?

2) How are the Princes described, before and during their incarceration?

3) How are the Princes viewed by the people of England?

4) Though it was a violent time, what did people think about killing children?

Essay Topic 2

Does Weir conclude the skeletons found in the chest are the Princes?

1) Where was the chest found, and when?

2) What do eyewitness accounts say about the bodies?

3) What do the medical experts who examined the skeletons conclude?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Richard III.

1) Examine the qualities that gave him the potential to be a good king.

2) Explain the series of mistakes and misfortunes in his reign that caused his unpopularity.

3) Were there any of Richard III's qualities you found surprising?

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