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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Edward IV's reign, what was England's state?
(a) Stable.
(b) Wracked with conflict.
(c) Impoverished.
(d) Incredibly wealthy.

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

3. How did Hastings react when Richard confided his plans to him?
(a) Hastings flees north to Scotland.
(b) Hastings supported him in usurping the throne.
(c) Hastings immediately plans to seize the throne for himself.
(d) Hastings was shocked and warned the king.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Wydville scandalous?

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

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

4. How did Richard construe his capture of the King?

5. From whom was Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham, descended?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Queen have reason to fear Gloucester?

2. What does Weir theorize about Richard's deformity?

3. Why did most of the magnates despise the Wydvilles?

4. How did Richard of Gloucester avoid becoming ensnared in the various court intrigues?

5. How did Gloucester back up his claim that Edward V was illegitimate?

6. What catastrophic mistake did Edward IV make before he died?

7. How did Gloucester eventually neutralize Hastings?

8. Why did Gloucester heap more rewards on Buckingham than Hastings?

9. What, according to Weir, is most essential when discussing the mystery of the Princes?

10. How did Gloucester increase his power in the Council?

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