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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 has Wellington promised Blucher?
(a) To send the Prince of Orange back to the reserves.
(b) To have the Dragoons in rout by the end of the day.
(c) Wellington will come to Blucher's aid unless he himself is attacked at the crossroads.
(d) To lend him Sharpe if necessary.

2. What stops the cavalry advance of the Prince of Orange?
(a) A French infantry square.
(b) A line of pitch set on fire.
(c) Napoleon mastiff dogs which spook the horses.
(d) Large cannon fire.

3. What happens to Saxe-Weimar's men?
(a) They retreat in an orderly fashion.
(b) They are the first to be slaughtered.
(c) They turncoat and join the French in attacking the Prince of Orange's troops.
(d) They surrender.

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

5. Who are the Cuirassiers?
(a) A band of pirates who have thrown in with the French.
(b) The French pikemen.
(c) The "big brothers" of the French army on heavy horses.
(d) The Dutch special lance brigade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Dutch-Belgian guns and infantry?

2. Who is the horseman identified as?

3. How many more rivers does Napoleon have to cross before reaching Brussels?

4. Where is the lone horseman approaching at the opening of chapter 3?

5. What are the British gunners firing from the ridge?

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