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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 could happen to a Union soldier who did not do his duty in combat?
(a) Branded with the letter 'C' for coward.
(b) Sentenced to a year of hard labor.
(c) Court-martial.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. 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) Final Campaigns of the Civil War.
(d) Memoirs of Ulysses Grant.

3. Who remarks in Chapter 21 that Custer is going to be killed?
(a) Lieutenant Wallace.
(b) Lieutenant Godfrey.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) Crazy Horse.

4. How many troops did Custer have at Little Bighorn?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. Who does the author credit with giving Custer his first big break in Chapter 10?
(a) General Lee.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Smith.
(d) General Burnside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what trail did the army plan to build a fort in 1866?

2. Why did Crazy Horse most likely not get the scalp of his first human kill?

3. According to Chapter 4, what was central to life for a Sioux male?

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

5. What position was Custer serving in when he was arrested and court-martial proceedings were started against him?

(see the answer key)

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