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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 1 : Chapter 1, War & Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Washakie?
(a) Headman of the Crow.
(b) Oglala warrior.
(c) Headman of the Shoshoni.
(d) Cheyenne warrior.

2. At age ten, Custer went to live with his half-sister and her new husband who lived in __________.
(a) Boston, Massachusettes.
(b) Monroe, Michigan.
(c) Columbus, Ohio.
(d) Yorktown, Indiana.

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

4. According to Chapter 4, what was central to life for a Sioux male?
(a) Being a warrior.
(b) Vision quest.
(c) Making the first kill.
(d) Marriage.

5. Who wrote to Custer, "...I had to weep for joy that the recollection was sweet in your memory"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister, Lydia.
(c) His wife, Libbie.
(d) His first girlfriend, Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what aspect of Sioux life would Claude Levi-Strauss, a French anthropologist, have called the "science of the concrete"?

2. Who went along with Crazy Horse on night time raids of the settlers in Chapter 9?

3. Who led the attack on Black Kettle's band of Cheyenne at Sand Creek in 1864?

4. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?

5. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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