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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 1 : Chapter 1, War & Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the "loafers" referred to in Chapter 9?
(a) Peaceful Indians who lived near and depended upon the fort.
(b) Indians who intermarried with white settlers.
(c) The men that Chivington chose at Sand Creek.
(d) A group of Crow Indians.

2. What element of the weather do the Plains and the seashore share?
(a) Limited rainfall.
(b) High wind velocity.
(c) Lack of snow.
(d) Warm, muggy temperatures.

3. Ohio's population in the 1800s is called a young population by the author. Why?
(a) 62 percent were under twenty-five.
(b) White Americans had just moved to Ohio.
(c) 55 percent were under twenty years of age.
(d) 73 percent were under thirty years of age.

4. In 1865, the Oglala resurrected a system of government that acted as a chief's society. The seven men over forty who served were called what?
(a) Shirt-wearers.
(b) Chief council.
(c) Akicita society.
(d) Big Bellies.

5. What year was George Armstrong Custer born?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1839.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, what was central to life for a Sioux male?

2. Who went along with Crazy Horse on night time raids of the settlers in Chapter 9?

3. What is Pennsylvania Dutch?

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

5. Where did Crazy Horse and other warriors go to sing or boast of bravery?

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