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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. What does Sharpe do to Rossendale's sword?
(a) Breaks it in the fork of a tree.
(b) Throws it into the heavy brush.
(c) Stabs Rossendale's foot.
(d) Stabs it upright into the ground.

2. About what does Rebecque lecture Sharpe?
(a) How to respond to an imbecilic order.
(b) Not to risk his life on the recon mission.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Not to interfere in the duel if no cheating is going on.

3. With what are the British redcoats' canteens filled?
(a) Rum or gin.
(b) Water.
(c) Medicinal tea.
(d) Coffee.

4. What is the result of the Prince of Orange's failure to order the Hanoverian line into squares?
(a) They are almost all slaughtered.
(b) They retreat in disorderly fashion.
(c) They begin an orderly retreat.
(d) They make a line.

5. How do the British defend against the Cuirassiers?
(a) With their pike lines.
(b) In infantry squares.
(c) With their heavy horses.
(d) With their heavy cannons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the horseman dressed?

2. Who protects the British horse artillery?

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

4. Where do French skirmishers mount an attack?

5. Who is with Sharpe when he joins the Prince of Orange at Quatre Bras?

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