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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. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Becoming a warrior.
(c) Observing white soldiers.
(d) Seeking a vision.

2. Who was so pleased with Custer's decision to attend West Point that he gave him $200 for expenses?
(a) The farmer, Mr. Monroe.
(b) His father.
(c) The parent of one of his students.
(d) Congressman Bingham.

3. At what ages did Custer and Crazy Horse become recognized leaders?
(a) 29 and 30.
(b) 23 and 24.
(c) 22 and 23.
(d) 24 and 25.

4. What fellow West Point friend did Custer congratulate on his successes in the Confederate artillery?
(a) Austin Blair.
(b) John Pelham.
(c) Gimlet Lea.
(d) George Yates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the half-French, half-Iowa interpreter used by the soldiers at Fort Laramie in Chapter 4?

2. Who says, "Crazy Horse always led his men himself when they went into battle, and he kept well in front of them"?

3. What year was George Armstrong Custer born?

4. Whose life was more controlled by time, according to Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, what wars are cited as wars that Custer taught about?

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