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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 33 to 66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. British forces hang a farmer named Bainbridge because they find what hidden on his property?
(a) Cannon powder and lead
(b) A psychiatric evaluation
(c) American coinage
(d) The "sweet" rifle that McManus built

2. What does Cornish McManus make out of rough-sawn "blanks"?
(a) Pistol grips
(b) Roofing shingles
(c) Gun-stocks
(d) Gun barrels

3. What does Harv Kline do with the "sweet" rifle?
(a) Sells it to an antique shop
(b) Uses it to shoot British officers and sergeants
(c) Takes it hunting
(d) Hangs it over the fireplace

4. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) One turn in thirty-five yards
(b) One turn in thirty-five inches
(c) One turn in six inches
(d) It doesn't twist

5. What is the irregular mark called that is left on a bullet after it is cast?
(a) The bite
(b) The burr
(c) The sprue
(d) Lucifer's footprint

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?

2. What major world event transpires while Cornish McManus builds his "sweet" rifle?

3. Cornish McManus establishes a gunsmith shop near what major city?

4. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?

5. What function does the tang perform on the rifle that Cornish McManus built?

(see the answer key)

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