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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6, Deadly Feuds and Factions, Those of the Queen's Blood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what part of England were the Wydvilles in control?
(a) The south.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The east.

2. In what part of England did Richard of Gloucester live and govern?
(a) The west.
(b) The north.
(c) The south.
(d) The east.

3. Why did Edward IV take out loans from London financiers?
(a) He was building a great fleet of ships.
(b) He was terrible at managing money.
(c) He was financing a war with Brittany.
(d) His court was extravagant and he needed the money to keep up appearances..

4. Who was the first sovereign of the House of York?
(a) Henry VI.
(b) Edward VI.
(c) Edward IV.
(d) Henry V.

5. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?
(a) One tenth.
(b) One twentieth.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the great English aristocratic families became extinct because of the War of the Roses?

2. Who were the children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydville?

3. When did Queen Elizabeth give birth to Prince Edward?

4. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?

5. Initially, who was Gloucester's chief supporter?

(see the answer key)

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