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

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

3. What is the final operation in the construction of Cornish McManus' "sweet" rifle?
(a) Drilling the hole from the pan through the barrel
(b) Fitting the barrel to the stock
(c) Selecting the stock blank
(d) Welding on the front sight

4. Who trained Cornish McManus?
(a) John Waynewright
(b) John Byam
(c) Richard Allen Mesinger
(d) Joe Manton

5. How long does it take McNary's Rangers to travel from Philadelphia to New York?
(a) Six weeks
(b) Six hours
(c) About six months
(d) A few days

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who first buys the "sweet" rifle from Cornish McManus?

3. After his apprenticeship is complete, Cornish McManus is referred to as what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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