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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4, Richard of Gloucester, Clarence and the Wydvilles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why weren't Clarence's children eligible for the succession?
(a) They were blocked by a bill of attainder.
(b) They were all bastards.
(c) They were killed after his execution.
(d) They were sent to Spain after his execution.

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

3. How many months was Queen Elizabeth forced to stay in sanctuary with her children?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

4. Who did Clarence, King Edward IV's brother, marry?
(a) Elizabeth Wydville.
(b) Josephine, Louis XI's daughter.
(c) Isabella, the Earl of Warwick's daughter.
(d) Maria, the Spanish Infanta.

5. In 1453, King Henry VI suffered what kind of mental illness?
(a) Paranoid delusions.
(b) Depression.
(c) Turrets.
(d) Catatonic schizophrenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Edward IV's reign, what was England's state?

2. With whom did Warwick ally himself to invade England in 1470?

3. How was Richard of Gloucester related to King Edward IV?

4. Who wrote The History of King Richard III?

5. What significant person died at the Battler of Tewkesbury?

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