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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. In Chapter 3, what aspect of Sioux life would Claude Levi-Strauss, a French anthropologist, have called the "science of the concrete"?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Visions.
(d) Animals as teachers.

2. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Trying to do something and be somebody.
(b) Competing against others.
(c) Playing practical jokes.
(d) Going to school.

3. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?
(a) 140 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 160 pounds.
(d) 180 pounds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 10, who writes, "I captured the greatest prize of all"?

3. What year was George Armstrong Custer born?

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

5. How many Native Americans made up the decoy party after camping on July 24, 1865?

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