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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourth Day, Chapters 13 thru 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sharpe go to report after engaging the French forces in a feint?
(a) The Prince of Orange's headquarters.
(b) He stays to keep track of the French army.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Quartre Bras.

2. Who joins the fray who Sharpe and Harper recognize?
(a) The Duke of Northampton's levy.
(b) The Duke of York's levy.
(c) The Prince of Wale's Own Volunteers.
(d) The 94th Riflemen Battalion.

3. What happens to the 69th battalion?
(a) It is completely destroyed.
(b) It reforms with another battalion and they become the 72nd battalion.
(c) It captures Quatre Bras.
(d) It regroups and marches towards Brussels.

4. What does Rebecque want of Sharpe?
(a) Rebecque wants Sharpe to make peace with the Prince.
(b) To lead a small group of soldiers for reconaissance.
(c) To be Rebecque's second in a duel.
(d) To take charge of a forward expedition.

5. What causes the most casualties to the Dragoons from the Prussians?
(a) Hidden cannons.
(b) Their sharpshooter brigade.
(c) The elite cavalry of the Prussian army.
(d) A ditch filled with pitch that they light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Prince of Orange enraged?

2. What happens to Saxe-Weimar's men?

3. Where does Sharpe return to in chapter 12?

4. What impedes the French cavalry from overtaking the British?

5. What is the use for the cobbled road?

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