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

2. What Oglala enters Custer's camp soon after Custer arrives in Nebraska?
(a) Red Cloud.
(b) Pawnee Killer.
(c) Spotted Tail.
(d) Young Man Afraid.

3. In the last five months of 1866, how many times did the Sioux attack Fort Phil Kearny?
(a) 39.
(b) 12.
(c) 23.
(d) 51.

4. According to Chapter 20, what two Sioux leaders were jealous of each other?
(a) Young Man Afraid and Old Man Afraid.
(b) Red Cloud and Spotted Tail.
(c) Sitting Bull and Red Cloud.
(d) Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.

5. In 1867, a Missouri senator complains about the Indian wars costing the government at least how much daily?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $250,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author credit with giving Custer his first big break in Chapter 10?

2. Who operated as the rear guard in the fight against the Shoshoni in Chapter 17?

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

4. What was Custer's first nickname at West Point?

5. In Chapter 19, who is mentioned as being "drunk nearly all the time"?

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