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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3 : Chapter 1, Chapters 13 & 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the estimated number of buffalo on the Great Plains in the nineteenth century?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 2.5 million.
(c) 75 million.
(d) 25 million.

2. Which railroad originated in California?
(a) California Pacific.
(b) Union Pacific.
(c) Central Pacific.
(d) Kansas Pacific.

3. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?
(a) Laramie Trail.
(b) The Solder's Trail.
(c) The White Man's Road.
(d) The Holy Road.

4. What position is Custer offered in Chapter 14 that pays $10,000 a year?
(a) Position in Mexican Army.
(b) Fort Commander over Fort Kearney.
(c) Position in the War Department in Washington, D.C.
(d) Position protecting California railway workers.

5. Who did Custer vote for in the 1864 election for president?
(a) It's unknown.
(b) Grant.
(c) McClellan.
(d) Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what was constricting in Custer's life?

2. What more than tripled in Ohio from 1828 to 1850?

3. According to the author, who has written the definitive biography of George Custer?

4. What was Custer's first nickname at West Point?

5. What color were Custer's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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