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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. How much did the leather cap that West Point cadets were required to wear weigh?
(a) One pound.
(b) Three pounds.
(c) Five pounds.
(d) Six pounds.

2. At what ages did Custer and Crazy Horse become recognized leaders?
(a) 24 and 25.
(b) 29 and 30.
(c) 22 and 23.
(d) 23 and 24.

3. In Chapter 2, the author writes that Americans worked so much that work became ____________.
(a) A psychic need.
(b) The reason for living.
(c) A hobby.
(d) A religion.

4. Who led the Bad Faces band of Oglalas in Chapter 3?
(a) Bad Bear.
(b) Old Smoke.
(c) Crazy Horse, the father.
(d) Red Cloud.

5. What position was Custer serving in when he was arrested and court-martial proceedings were started against him?
(a) Officer of the Guard.
(b) Commandant of the Cadets.
(c) First Cadet.
(d) Officer of the Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the WPPA?

2. At age ten, Custer went to live with his half-sister and her new husband who lived in __________.

3. According to the author in Chapter 7, why is Custer's culture more productive than Crazy Horse's?

4. In 1854, who owned the trading house near Fort Laramie?

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

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