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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 8, where are the Shoshonis hunting before the Oglala and Cheyenne raid?
(a) Bighorn River.
(b) Sweetwater River.
(c) Near Fort Laramie.
(d) Captive Butte.
2. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?
(a) Hunting skills.
(b) Their mood.
(c) Ability to ride a horse.
(d) Religious beliefs.
3. According to the author, who has written the definitive biography of George Custer?
(a) Carol Gluck.
(b) Jay Monaghan.
(c) Ken Burns.
(d) George Bent.
4. What old friend did Custer persuade General Pleasonton to give him as as aide?
(a) Lieutenant Yates.
(b) Tom Custer.
(c) Sargent Sherwood.
(d) Captain Holmes.
5. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) All.
Short Answer Questions
1. What political party did Custer belong to?
2. What did Crazy Horse "do for a living" according to Chapter 8?
3. At what age did most Sioux boys participate in their first tribal hunt?
4. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?
5. Approximately how many men served under Custer at Gettysburg?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the plunder that George Bent reports he sees in an Indian camp as the Sioux and Cheyenne attack settlements along the Platte River.
2. What charm did Crazy Horse receive in 1862 or 1863 and from whom? What was the charm supposed to do?
3. Why do men and animals congregate in the tree groves on the Great Plains in Chapter 1?
4. What did Crazy Horse and Custer think of alcohol?
5. How did Colonel Chivington set up the events of the Sand Creek Massacre?
6. Explain Crazy Horse's religion.
7. How are Crazy Horse and Custer viewed during their late teens?
8. What religion did the Custer family practice, and where did they worship?
9. Why was Custer turned down for a command of a new Michigan cavalry regiment?
10. In Chapter 12, both men are described as finding the "rush of hot, fresh blood exciting." In what ways is this demonstrated?
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