Sharpe's Company: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812 Test | Final Test - Easy

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Sharpe's Company: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812 Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Knowles base his conduct during the assault?
(a) On what he believes Sharpe would do.
(b) On what is the most honorable thing to do.
(c) He's a by the book officer.
(d) He is creative and sends his men to strange places.

2. Why are the men of Sharpe's old company not doing their job?
(a) They are finished with their part of the operation.
(b) They have killed all the defenders.
(c) Rymer is too indecisive.
(d) Rymer forgot the plan.

3. What does Hakeswill confiscate of Harper's?
(a) His rifle.
(b) His bayonet.
(c) His seven-barrel gun.
(d) His horse.

4. What do the walls of Badajoz have on them?
(a) Artillery.
(b) Jagged rocks.
(c) Iron pikes.
(d) Barbed wire.

5. How do the two diversionary attacks end up?
(a) As failures.
(b) They are all killed.
(c) They are half successful.
(d) Successful.

6. How is the entire first forlorn hope killed?
(a) A wall falls on them.
(b) They are mowed down with cannon fire.
(c) The French shoot all of them.
(d) A massive mine explodes.

7. Where is Sharpe assigned following the mission at the dam?
(a) Hogan's command.
(b) Hakeswill's squad.
(c) The baggage train.
(d) He stays with Windham.

8. What are emplaced against two of the bastions?
(a) Catapults.
(b) Buttress cannons.
(c) Siege cannons.
(d) Scaling ladders.

9. What attacks the protecting fortress while another force attacks the dam in Chapter 18?
(a) Fifteen heavy cavalry.
(b) No one attacks the fortress.
(c) A squad of sappers.
(d) A large diversionary force.

10. Where do Sharpe and his men assemble prior to their assault?
(a) By the wall to the left of the breach.
(b) In front of the breach.
(c) In the ditch.
(d) On the hill.

11. What does Sharpe do after setting the charges?
(a) He pushes on to the fortress.
(b) He hides in the boulders near the dam.
(c) He retreats.
(d) He returns to Windham.

12. What does Sharpe find when he returns to the baggage area?
(a) The mules' paniers are strewed about the ground.
(b) Harper is drunk.
(c) Two packs are missing.
(d) Someone has broken into some of the packs.

13. What does Sharpe order the men to do when the French attack?
(a) Has them make a stand in the ditch.
(b) Sends them into the middle of the French.
(c) Orders them back.
(d) Nothing.

14. What do the British learn in Chapter 23 that makes them delay the assault for a day?
(a) The Spanish are coming to help.
(b) Rain coming that night.
(c) A company of sappers is on their way.
(d) A weak spot in the curtain wall.

15. What does Windham realize as he watches the maneuvers at the dam?
(a) There are more defenders than thought.
(b) It is too wet for the charges to go off.
(c) The dam will blow any minute.
(d) The demolition team has botched its job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action by Rymer does Sharpe stop after the dam mission?

2. Why is Sharpe summoned to his old company?

3. Why might there be massive British casualties when assaulting Badajoz?

4. Why does Wellington call a council of war?

5. Why does Wellington launch two suicidal attacks?

(see the answer keys)

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