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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Day, Chapters 1 thru 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more rivers does Napoleon have to cross before reaching Brussels?
(a) None.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What do Sharpe and Rebecque draft in Chapter 5?
(a) An order for Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, ostensibly from the Prince of Orange.
(b) A group of Belgium farmers.
(c) A herd of horses for their cavalry.
(d) A letter releasing Rossendale from service.

3. Who accompanies Sharpe to Quatre Bras?
(a) A Belgium sharpshooter.
(b) An eighteen-year-old, Lieutenant Simon Doggett.
(c) A civilian guide.
(d) No one.

4. How many men has Napoleon gathered to his army in 107 days?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 110,000.

5. Who is Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque?
(a) Napoleon's chief of staff.
(b) The Prince of Orange's chief of staff.
(c) The Prince of Wales' chief of staff.
(d) The leader of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the horseman's hat look like?

2. How does the Duke of Wellington consider his English cavalry?

3. Why is the Duchess apprehensive of Rossendale being at her home?

4. Who is Prince William of Orange?

5. What causes the most casualties to the Dragoons from the Prussians?

(see the answer key)

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