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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book4, Part 4 : Chapter 2, Chapters 21 & 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news did Custer receive on January 31, 1866?
(a) He had been demoted to Captain.
(b) He is to be court-martialed.
(c) His mother had died.
(d) His first child has died during childbirth.

2. In 1854, who led four Brules in seeking revenge for Conquering Bear's death?
(a) Brave Bear.
(b) Crazy Horse.
(c) Spotted Tail.
(d) Old Man Afraid.

3. What book is Custer reading in Chapter 19?
(a) History of the War in the Peninsula.
(b) Major Battles and Campaigns of the American Revolution.
(c) Memoirs of Ulysses Grant.
(d) Final Campaigns of the Civil War.

4. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?
(a) Pines.
(b) Cottonwoods.
(c) Juniper.
(d) Elms.

5. What did Sitting Bull do with much of the money earned at Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show?
(a) Spent it on horses.
(b) Gave it to poor children.
(c) Bought things with it.
(d) Sent it to his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mark Kellogg?

2. What river takes the Custer party to Alexandria?

3. Where did "Custer get a decent return on the investment of his men's lives"?

4. Who remarks in Chapter 21 that Custer is going to be killed?

5. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?

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