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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 1 : Chapter 1, Chapters 5, 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was George Armstrong Custer born?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1838.

2. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?
(a) Their mood.
(b) Religious beliefs.
(c) Ability to ride a horse.
(d) Hunting skills.

3. How much did the leather cap that West Point cadets were required to wear weigh?
(a) Five pounds.
(b) Six pounds.
(c) Three pounds.
(d) One pound.

4. Who was the half-French, half-Iowa interpreter used by the soldiers at Fort Laramie in Chapter 4?
(a) Wyuse.
(b) Francois.
(c) Conquering Bear.
(d) Brule.

5. How many Sioux were estimated to be at the great council at Bear Butte in Chapter 4?
(a) 3000 to 4500.
(b) 1000 to 2500.
(c) 5000 to 7500.
(d) Less than a thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the WPPA?

2. What was the estimated number of buffalo on the Great Plains in the nineteenth century?

3. Why did Crazy Horse most likely not get the scalp of his first human kill?

4. How old was Custer when he graduated from the Academy and started his first paying job?

5. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?

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