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

2. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?
(a) All.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-half.

3. What element of the weather do the Plains and the seashore share?
(a) High wind velocity.
(b) Lack of snow.
(c) Limited rainfall.
(d) Warm, muggy temperatures.

4. In 1865, the Oglala resurrected a system of government that acted as a chief's society. The seven men over forty who served were called what?
(a) Shirt-wearers.
(b) Big Bellies.
(c) Chief council.
(d) Akicita society.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What more than tripled in Ohio from 1828 to 1850?

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

3. What fellow West Point friend did Custer congratulate on his successes in the Confederate artillery?

4. What was the estimated number of buffalo on the Great Plains in the nineteenth century?

5. Who are the "loafers" referred to in Chapter 9?

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