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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourth Day, Chapters 17 thru 20, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is given to the general of the French dragoons in Charleroi?
(a) Misleading information.
(b) A map showing the English gun emplacements.
(c) A 21-gun salute.
(d) A bunch of violets.

2. How are the French Dragoons received by the Belgium people?
(a) The Dragoons are fired upon.
(b) The Dragoons are welcomed.
(c) The Dragoons are ignored.
(d) Some welcome the Dragoons, but most revile them.

3. What is the horseman attempting to do?
(a) Inform the allied headquarters if the French have indeed entered Belgium in force.
(b) Desert his post.
(c) Get close enough to Napoleon to assassinate him.
(d) Be accepted into the French ranks in order to spy.

4. What does Sharpe call the Prince of Orange?
(a) A brainless nitwit.
(b) A misguided philanthropist.
(c) An egomaniac.
(d) An incompetent murderer.

5. Who is Prince William of Orange?
(a) The Duke and heir to the throne of Netherlands.
(b) The Duke and heir to the throne of Germany.
(c) The only experienced commander in the English army.
(d) The Duke and heir to the throne of England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucille?

2. Where does the retreating British army take up its position.

3. What does Sharpe do to Rossendale's sword?

4. Who captures the 69th battalion's colours?

5. Who is killed during the night by a peasant woman?

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