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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. What war did the murder of the Princes cause?

2. What writer besides More was responsible for Richard III's widespread evil reputation?

3. What similar condition was found in both skeletons?

4. Weir dismisses the argument that Warback was part of what family?

5. The conspiracy was evidence that, while the Princes lived, Richard III's reign would be what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why were the pretenders to the throne dangerous for Henry VII?

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

6. Why was Buckingham so suddenly alienated from Richard III?

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

8. Richard III was a violent, duplicitous, and demanding man--how can Weir claim he possessed real spiritual piety?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

According to Sir Thomas More, Sir James Tyrell confessed to killing the Princes.

1) To whom does Tyrell confess this information?

2) Where and how does he claim the deed was done?

3) Where does he claim the Princes' bodies were buried?

4) What were Henry VII's motives for having Tyrell questioned?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Weir so believe More's account should be taken as truth?

1) The reliability of More's sources.

2) The dependability of More's character.

3) The political reasons for More to to lie.

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