The Rifle | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - The Weapon, pages 3 to 33

1. Who trained Cornish McManus?

2. Who built the rifle discussed in the novel?

3. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?

4. What does rifling do for a rifle?

5. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?

6. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?

7. During the Revolutionary war period a typical rifle was accurate at what distance?

8. How many "sweet" rifles was an average gunsmith likely to make in their career?

9. John Waynewright often complains that Cornish McManus is too what?

10. After his...
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