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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 led the attack on Black Kettle's band of Cheyenne at Sand Creek in 1864?
(a) Colonel Chivington.
(b) Captain Custer.
(c) General Evans.
(d) Colonel Collins.

2. Who is George Bent?
(a) One of the soldiers at Sand Creek.
(b) A soldier at Fort Laramie.
(c) Half Shoshoni, son of a soldier.
(d) Half Cheyenne, son of a trader.

3. What nickname did Crazy Horse go by as a child?
(a) Chips.
(b) Little Warrior.
(c) Crazy Horse.
(d) Curly.

4. According to Chapter 7, who of the book's subjects had seen combat by this time?
(a) Both Crazy Horse and Custer.
(b) Custer.
(c) Neither Crazy Horse nor Custer.
(d) Crazy Horse.

5. Why did Crazy Horse most likely not get the scalp of his first human kill?
(a) He did not have a scalping knife.
(b) He refused to scalp anyone.
(c) He found out it was a woman.
(d) He was injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was so pleased with Custer's decision to attend West Point that he gave him $200 for expenses?

2. What are the Lance Owners?

3. Who led the Bad Faces band of Oglalas in Chapter 3?

4. Who are the "loafers" referred to in Chapter 9?

5. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?

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