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Quizzes, World History Quizzes / January 2013

Richard III Quiz

Question 1

What conflict ended with Richard III’s death?

Wars of the Roses
Hundred Years’ War
War of the Succession
Welsh Revolt

Question 2

What is one reason why Richard III went down in history as a villain?

He truly was guilty of all the crimes he was said to have committed.
People who wrote his history were loyal to the Tudors, his enemies.
Documentation of his true history was lost during the Wars of the Roses.
William Shakespeare had a personal vendetta against Richard’s family.

Question 3

Which of the following is not evidence that the skeleton is that of Richard III?

wound made my bladed implement on the skull
tarnished necklace inscribed with his initials
evidence of scoliosis in the spine
arrow point lodged in the vertebrae

Question 4

According to the article in Archaeology, who was Richard suspected of murdering?

his older brother
the previous king, Richard II
his wife, the queen
his young nephews

Question 5

The BBC page about missing monarchs reports that when workmen opened the recently found grave of Charles I they found

an empty coffin.
the body of Henry VIII instead.
a detached head with a pointy beard.
three jumbled skeletons.

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