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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. What type of soldiers does John Byam prefer to kill?
(a) British privates
(b) He doesn't kill any soldiers
(c) American officers and sergeants
(d) British officers and sergeants

2. What surprises Cornish McManus the most when first he test fires the rifle?
(a) The rifle kicks like a mule
(b) The rifle doesn't make very much noise
(c) Three shots go into the same hole on the target
(d) The rifle doesn't fire

3. In the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what strikes a steel surface to fire the gun?
(a) The frizzen
(b) A piece of flint
(c) A fulminating cap
(d) The hammer

4. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?
(a) Apprentice gunsmith
(b) Master gunsmith
(c) Journeyman gunsmith
(d) Rifle gunsmith

5. John Waynewright spends most of his time studying what aspect of rifle construction?
(a) The process of rifling
(b) Improving the lock
(c) Engraving
(d) Stock fitting

Short Answer Questions

1. What material does Cornish McManus use to build the butt plate, the patch box, the keys, and the cap of this "sweet" rifle?

2. How does John Byam die?

3. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?

4. What type of grease does Cornish McManus use to lubricate his patches?

5. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

(see the answer key)

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