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

2. Who does the author credit with giving Custer his first big break in Chapter 10?
(a) General Burnside.
(b) General Lee.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) General Smith.

3. What year was George Armstrong Custer born?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1841.

4. According to the author, who has written the definitive biography of George Custer?
(a) George Bent.
(b) Ken Burns.
(c) Carol Gluck.
(d) Jay Monaghan.

5. Ohio's population in the 1800s is called a young population by the author. Why?
(a) 73 percent were under thirty years of age.
(b) 55 percent were under twenty years of age.
(c) White Americans had just moved to Ohio.
(d) 62 percent were under twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Custer enter West Point Military Academy?

2. What was Custer's nickname as a boy?

3. In Chapter 7, what was constricting in Custer's life?

4. In Chapter 7, what wars are cited as wars that Custer taught about?

5. What position was Custer serving in when he was arrested and court-martial proceedings were started against him?

(see the answer key)

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