Sharpe's Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Kearsey performance as a guide?
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Bungling.
(d) Haphazard.

2. With what is Ramon impressed?
(a) El Catolico's sword work.
(b) Sharpe's Riflemen company.
(c) The way Sharpe fought off half a dozen men to save Teresa.
(d) The way Sharpe fights.

3. What does Sharpe do with the Spanish?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Send them to Madrid after Hardy.
(c) Leave them in the village after receiving their parole.
(d) Lock them up.

4. Where does Harper say the gold is?
(a) With the fleeing French.
(b) In El Catolico's wagon.
(c) In the manure.
(d) He does not know.

5. How is Kearsey killed?
(a) He is shot by a French sharpshooter.
(b) He is surrounded by a regiment of Polish lancers and stabbed by several of them
(c) He is not killed by rather captured.
(d) He breaks his neck when he falls off his horse.

6. What pleases Knowles as he arrives at the manure pile?
(a) The sight of the gold.
(b) The demonstration.
(c) Sharpe's report of the amount of gold.
(d) Seeing Teresa.

7. How is the morale of the forces aligned against Napoleon?
(a) Cautiously optimistic.
(b) Low and feeling as though the war is lost.
(c) Angry.
(d) Elated.

8. What is the South Essex Regiment of riflemen?
(a) The unit commanded by the Prince of Orange.
(b) The unit that Sharpe wants to join.
(c) Sharpe's unit.
(d) The unit commanded by the Duke of York.

9. How does Teresa distract the Polish lancers?
(a) By screaming.
(b) By throwing a spear at the lead man.
(c) By stripping naked and running into the woods.
(d) By yelling the slogan of the rebels.

10. What does El Catolico do to the lancer?
(a) Stabs him through the heart with his sword.
(b) Smashes him in the face.
(c) Slits his throat.
(d) Spits on him.

11. How many bags of gold do they find?
(a) 22.
(b) 63.
(c) 108.
(d) 39.

12. Why does Kearsey upbraid Sharpe?
(a) For running from the lancers.
(b) He doesn't upbraid Sharpe, he thanks him.
(c) For shooting at the pikemen.
(d) For rescuing Kearsey.

13. What do Sharpe and the Provosts pretend with each other?
(a) Civility.
(b) They are both on the winning side.
(c) They are both working for the same side.
(d) They know each other.

14. To what does El Catolico admit?
(a) Killing Moreno.
(b) Leading the Partisans in a circle.
(c) Killing Hardy.
(d) Using one bag of gold.

15. What does Sharpe find as he is digging in the grave?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A few gold ingots.
(c) A few gold coins.
(d) Most of the treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sharpe recognize as the leader of the Spanish forces fighting the French?

2. Who is El Catolico marrying?

3. Who is Lieutenant Colonel William Lawford?

4. What does Sharpe order Reid to do?

5. What worries Sharpe?

(see the answer keys)

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