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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 2 : Chapter 2, Young Warriors- Custer & Crazy Horse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?
(a) 140 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 160 pounds.
(d) 180 pounds.

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

3. How many Native Americans made up the decoy party after camping on July 24, 1865?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifteen.

4. Who was mortally wounded from Custer's charge against the Confederates at Yellow Tavern?
(a) Wesley Merritt.
(b) Jeb Stuart.
(c) Phil Sheridan.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

5. Who said "fighting for fun is rare"?
(a) Colonel Theodore Lyman.
(b) General Horace Porter.
(c) General Grant.
(d) General Custer.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did most Sioux boys participate in their first tribal hunt?

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

3. What was the last major tribe pushed onto the Plains by military defeats with other tribes?

4. What was the most important subject at West Point when Custer attended?

5. How much did the leather cap that West Point cadets were required to wear weigh?

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