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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell the Parkers to do when he sights French cavalry?
(a) Turn around.
(b) Continue down the road.
(c) Go off the road to the right.
(d) Stop and hide.

2. How do the volunteers do when Vivar watches a demonstration?
(a) They are successful with charging but fail in bayonet practice.
(b) They fail.
(c) They can shoot well with the muskets.
(d) They are highly successful.

3. What do the British and Spanish troops discover when they enter a village?
(a) The villagers have fled and left the village empty.
(b) The men in the village have been taken prisoner by the French.
(c) All the men in the village have been killed.
(d) All the villagers have been slaughtered.

4. What does the French colonel mock?
(a) That the British think they can defeat Napoleon.
(b) That Sharpe would think such a small group of people could beat the French.
(c) The idea of hanging a banner and getting a miracle.
(d) That Sharpe considers himself an officer.

5. What does the French negotiator tell Sharpe about the French army?
(a) He is not part of the French army.
(b) It will be arriving soon.
(c) It is in Madrid.
(d) The army is in Lisbon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe say he plans to do about the French to the French negotiator?

2. What kind of precautions do the troops take?

3. What does Williams tell Sharpe is the background of many of the riflemen?

4. What does Sharpe do when Captain Murray is hit with a musket round?

5. What does Vivar tell Sharpe about how he deals with military regulations?

(see the answer key)

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