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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Day, Chapters 7 thru 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order is Sharpe given?
(a) To report his insubordination to the Duke of Wellington.
(b) To withdraw from battle and consider himself subject to execution for disobeying a direct order under battle.
(c) To rejoin his old regiment.
(d) To report the next day for court martial.

2. Who is Prince William of Orange?
(a) The Duke and heir to the throne of Germany.
(b) The only experienced commander in the English army.
(c) The Duke and heir to the throne of England.
(d) The Duke and heir to the throne of Netherlands.

3. How does the Duke of Wellington treat the Prince of Orange?
(a) Curtly.
(b) Effusively.
(c) In an official capacity.
(d) He commiserates with the Prince.

4. What is the Duchess of Richmond preparing to give?
(a) A report of the French invasion to the Belgium king.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) A recital.
(d) A sumptuous ball in a large rented house.

5. To whom is a note about the French advance delivered?
(a) The Duke of Wellingham.
(b) No one.
(c) General Dornberg.
(d) The King of Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Duke of Wellington's troops are reliable?

2. How might the pace of the Prussian Major who is taking news to Brussels be described?

3. Who is Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque?

4. What do the men under Sharpe's leadership do when they cannot form a square?

5. How are the Brunswickers identified?

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