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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. Initially, who was Gloucester's chief supporter?
(a) The Queen mother.
(b) Henry Tudor.
(c) The Duke of York.
(d) The Duke of Buckingham.

2. Who probably wrote the Croyland Chronicle?
(a) John Russell, Bishop of London.
(b) Polydore Vergil, author of English History.
(c) Mancini.
(d) Sir Thomas More, chronicler of Henry VII.

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

4. What news did Gloucester give the young King that shocked him?
(a) Gloucester told Edward V that his mother died.
(b) Gloucester told Edward V that France had invaded England.
(c) Gloucester told Edward V that his councillors were conspiring to kill him.
(d) Gloucester told Edward V that he was the rightful King.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was King Edward V to reside before his coronation?

2. What is Weir's theory about Richard's alleged physical deformity?

3. Why were all of Gloucester's actions illegal?

4. Between what two houses was the War of the Roses?

5. Why did Lord Howard support Gloucester?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did it make sense to house King Edward V in the Tower of London?

2. What advantages did Richard gain by marrying Anne of Neville?

3. What misconceptions does Weir bring to light about the Wars of the Roses?

4. In what kind of world did Richard, Duke of Gloucester and brother of Henry IV, come of age?

5. How did Gloucester convince Edward V to go with him and Buckingham?

6. During his life, which of Edward IV's brothers was the most power-hunger and why?

7. Why did Edward IV's health suddenly fail?

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 was Richard III formally asked to become King?

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