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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. 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) Animals as teachers.
(c) Visions.
(d) Hunting.

2. What was the most important subject at West Point when Custer attended?
(a) Science.
(b) Military strategy.
(c) Math.
(d) Oration.

3. According to the author in Chapter 7, why is Custer's culture more productive than Crazy Horse's?
(a) It is more disciplined.
(b) More assets.
(c) Larger population.
(d) Greater technology.

4. Who was the half-French, half-Iowa interpreter used by the soldiers at Fort Laramie in Chapter 4?
(a) Francois.
(b) Brule.
(c) Conquering Bear.
(d) Wyuse.

5. In Chapter 7, what was constricting in Custer's life?
(a) Expectations.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Customs.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 7, who of the book's subjects had seen combat by this time?

2. How old was Custer when he graduated from the Academy and started his first paying job?

3. According to a letter Custer wrote to his sister, what percentage of students at West Point failed?

4. Whose life was more controlled by time, according to Chapter 7?

5. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?

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