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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8, An Innocent Lamb in the Hands of Wolves, The Lord Protector.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was briefly made King during the rebellion?
(a) Richard II.
(b) Clarence.
(c) Henry VI.
(d) Edward V.

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

3. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?
(a) He had not married the Queen.
(b) He had not gotten Edward IV's permission.
(c) He had not gotten Edward V's signature.
(d) He had no official authority as Lord Protector from the council.

4. What charge did Warwick and Clarence try to level against Edward IV?
(a) They attempted to disprove his policies.
(b) They tried to charge him with murder.
(c) They attempted to have him declared a bastard.
(d) They tried to declare his marriage invalid.

5. What is the difference between Gloucester's Protectorship and Duke Humphrey's?
(a) Humphrey had control of the military and Gloucester did not.
(b) Humphrey had sovereign power and Gloucester was a figurehead.
(c) Humphrey was a figurehead and Gloucester had sovereign power.
(d) Humphrey staged a coup and Gloucester was loyal to the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The History of King Richard III?

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

3. How many months was Queen Elizabeth forced to stay in sanctuary with her children?

4. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

5. Who was the first sovereign of the House of York?

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