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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Weapon, pages 3 to 33.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the longitudinal exterior shape of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) Octagonal
(b) Hexagonal
(c) Round
(d) Square
2. When Cornish McManus test fires his rifle for accuracy, from what range does he choose to shoot?
(a) Thirty long steps
(b) One hundred yards
(c) One hundred paces
(d) One thousand long steps
3. According to the novel, what does a faster rate of spin do for a projectile?
(a) Makes it move slower
(b) Makes it hit harder
(c) Makes it more accurate
(d) Makes it move faster
4. On the rifle that Cornish McManus builds, what is the name of the part that holds the flint?
(a) The bore
(b) The hammer
(c) The patch box
(d) The frizzen
5. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) .58 caliber
(b) .75 caliber
(c) .40 caliber
(d) .66 caliber
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. What material does Cornish McManus use to brown the exterior surface of a barrel?
3. During the Revolutionary war period, rifles that were very accurate were described by what adjective?
4. How many "sweet" rifles was an average gunsmith likely to make in their career?
5. What does Cornish McManus use to polish the bore of his "sweet" rifle?
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