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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?
(a) She thinks it was absolutely true.
(b) She thinks it was exaggerated.
(c) She thinks it was a complete lie.
(d) She thinks it was his leg, not his shoulder.

2. When they spoke to King Edward V, who did Gloucester and Buckingham blame for Edward IV's death?
(a) They blamed his ministers.
(b) They blamed the French.
(c) They blamed the northerners.
(d) They blamed Parliament.

3. What was rumored about Richard of Gloucester's appearance?
(a) He was extremely tall.
(b) He wore spectacles.
(c) He had bright red hair.
(d) He had a physical deformity.

4. After Hastings's death, where did the Marquess of Dorset flee?
(a) He fled to France.
(b) He fled to London.
(c) He fled to Northampton.
(d) He fled to Scotland.

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

6. How did Richard construe his capture of the King?
(a) He told the councillors he missed his nephew dearly.
(b) He called Edward V a traitor and sent him to prison.
(c) He told everyone he deserved to be king, not Edward.
(d) He called it a rescue, and he was restoring the kingdom to right.

7. How was Buckingham rewarded for supporting Gloucester?
(a) He was given an expensive gold cup.
(b) He was made Prince of Wales, Duke of Norfolk, and Earl of Nottingham.
(c) He was given control of the fleet and the treasury.
(d) He was created Constable of England, Chief Justice, and Lord Chamberlain of Wales.

8. What rumored conspiracy did Gloucester exaggerate to further his own ambitions?
(a) He exaggerated Buckingham's wealth.
(b) He exaggerated Hastings's loyalty to Edward IV.
(c) He exaggerated the Wydville's plot against him.
(d) He exaggerated the threat from France.

9. Where did the Queen flee for sanctuary?
(a) Westminster.
(b) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(c) Bath.
(d) Northampton.

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

11. Why was Hastings executed so swiftly after Gloucester's accusation?
(a) It was the law that the accused be executed quickly.
(b) The Queen insisted his execution be expedited.
(c) He angered his attendants and they could not wait to put him to death.
(d) He knew too much about Gloucester's plot to usurp the throne.

12. After the death of Hastings, what happened to King Edward V?
(a) He became a monk.
(b) He fell extremely ill and hung onto life by a thread.
(c) He was freed from tyranny and ruled the kingdom.
(d) His attendants were removed and he feared he would be killed.

13. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?
(a) Forensic evidence.
(b) Contemporary sources.
(c) Character analysis of Richard III.
(d) Edward IV's eyewitness account.

14. Who was Richard of Gloucester's son?
(a) Edward V.
(b) Edward of Middleham.
(c) Richard of York.
(d) Henry Tudor.

15. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?
(a) They needed his guidance in the war with France.
(b) They did not want Richard to be the Lord Protector.
(c) They could not wait for the coronation party.
(d) They did not want Lord Rivers to gain power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gloucester send Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?

2. At the time of the War of the Roses, how much of the English population lived in towns and cities?

3. At age forty, how is Edward IV described physically by his contemporaries?

4. When Gloucester and Buckingham arrived at Northampton, where was the King?

5. What House does Edward IV's marriage ultimately destroy?

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