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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 1 : Chapter 1, Chapters 5, 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reported buffalo "as far as the eye could reach the country seemed blackened by innumerable herds"?
(a) Francis Parkman.
(b) George Armstrong Custer.
(c) The father of Crazy Horse.
(d) Captain Benjamin Bonneville.

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

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

4. The Black Hills were known to the Sioux as a holy place called ______________.
(a) Koyas.
(b) Pa Sapa.
(c) Sioko.
(d) Bear Butte.

5. Who was so pleased with Custer's decision to attend West Point that he gave him $200 for expenses?
(a) Congressman Bingham.
(b) The parent of one of his students.
(c) The farmer, Mr. Monroe.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book led to Custer writing an essay titled, "The Red Man" while at West Point?

2. In 1854, who led four Brules in seeking revenge for Conquering Bear's death?

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

4. Ohio's population in the 1800s is called a young population by the author. Why?

5. When did Custer enter West Point Military Academy?

(see the answer key)

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