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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Doggett and Sharpe see as they are leaving the Quatre Bras area?
(a) Duke of Wellington.
(b) The Emperor Napoleon.
(c) Lord John Rossendale.
(d) Major Gesser with Napoleon.

2. With what does the battle start?
(a) A dozen French brigades screaming a battle cry.
(b) Eerie silence.
(c) A clap of thunder.
(d) A cannon duel.

3. Upon what does Rebecque give up?
(a) Getting Sharpe to wear a Dutch uniform.
(b) Getting the Prince of Orange to lead from a safe place.
(c) Getting Sharpe to be more tactful.
(d) Getting the Prince of Orange to stay in the rear lines.

4. What does Colonel MacDonnell ask Sharpe?
(a) To get a wagon of ammunition sent down to the chateau.
(b) To get the Prince of Orange to deploy more of his cavalry to the east.
(c) To lead the charge of the 3rd infantry.
(d) To get his sharpshooters to protect Wellington's artillery.

5. Who is in charge of the Prussian army?
(a) The Duke of Wellington.
(b) Marshal Prince Blucher.
(c) General Hollenzoleren.
(d) The Prince of Orange.

6. What does Lord Rossendale say to the Life Guard officers?
(a) He is going to kill Napoleon.
(b) A story about his broken sword and loss of his pistol.
(c) He will kill Richard Sharpe.
(d) That Sharpe assaulted him and Rossendale wants Sharpe arrested.

7. What does Wellington do about the troops' baggage?
(a) Sends it to the rear.
(b) Sends it to be joined with that of the Prince of Orange's supply line.
(c) Lines it up in front of them to delay the French infantry.
(d) Has it assembled where the troops can reach it for ammo.

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

9. Where are the Prussians located?
(a) They are intermingled with the British.
(b) North of the British.
(c) They retreated too far to return in time.
(d) To the east of the British.

10. Where do the Cuirassiers ride?
(a) West to threaten the thin British line.
(b) Forward towards the heavy horse of the Prussians.
(c) They ride east to cut off the reserves of the Prince of Orange.
(d) They ride to flank Wellington.

11. What large complexes are near where the British wait?
(a) Convents.
(b) Monasteries.
(c) Farms.
(d) Industries.

12. Who protects the British horse artillery?
(a) The Prussian infantry artillery.
(b) The British heavy cavalry.
(c) No units are available to protect them.
(d) The Dragoons and Life Guards of the British Cavalry.

13. Who does Sharpe join?
(a) The Prince of Orange.
(b) Lieutenant Simon Bloggett.
(c) Peter d'Alembord at the bivouac of the Rifle Regiment.
(d) The Duke of Wellington.

14. What does Sharpe do to the pistol?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Empties it and hands it back to Rossendale.
(c) Destroys it.
(d) Takes it and puts it in his own belt.

15. What are many of the British redcoats doing as they wait?
(a) Throwing dice.
(b) Writing home.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Smoking clay pipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Voltiguers?

2. What is von Bulow's Fourth corp supposed to do?

3. What does the Prince of Orange do to cover his embarrassment from the previous day?

4. How does Rossendale get separated from his friends?

5. Where does Sharpe meet Harper?

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