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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. Most rifles of the American Revolutionary War period were .58 to .75 caliber. What caliber was Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) .75 caliber
(b) .40 caliber
(c) .66 caliber
(d) .58 caliber

2. What type of lock does Cornish McManus fit into his "sweet" rifle?
(a) A padlock
(b) A match lock
(c) A Browning lock
(d) A flintlock

3. What does Tim Harrow call knives?
(a) My precious knives
(b) Pig stickers
(c) Shivs
(d) Edged weapons

4. In New York, John Byam often shoots and kills English soldiers in the opposite lines at what range?
(a) Byam doesn't shoot any English soldiers
(b) About one mile
(c) Fifteen feet
(d) Three hundred yards

5. What does Sarah hope to do with John Byam's "sweet" rifle?
(a) Sell it for money
(b) Use it to assassinate Colonel Bainbridge
(c) Give it to one of her sons
(d) Make copies of it

Short Answer Questions

1. What object rekindles in Cornish McManus the desire to build a masterpiece of a rifle?

2. What is the twist rate of the rifling of the barrel of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?

3. How much does Tim Harrow pay for the "sweet" rifle when he buys it at an Arkansas gun show?

4. How many rifling grooves does Cornish McManus cut in the barrel of his "sweet" rifle?

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

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