View a FREE sample

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. 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. In Chapter 2, the author writes that Americans worked so much that work became ____________.
(a) The reason for living.
(b) A hobby.
(c) A religion.
(d) A psychic need.

3. What medal did Tom Custer receive for his actions at Appomattox?
(a) Exceptional Service Medal.
(b) Purple Heart.
(c) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(d) Meritorious Service Award.

4. According to Chapter 7, who of the book's subjects had seen combat by this time?
(a) Both Crazy Horse and Custer.
(b) Custer.
(c) Neither Crazy Horse nor Custer.
(d) Crazy Horse.

5. At what ages did Custer and Crazy Horse become recognized leaders?
(a) 29 and 30.
(b) 24 and 25.
(c) 22 and 23.
(d) 23 and 24.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said, "General Custer is writing lasting letters on the pages of his country's history"?

3. Who said "fighting for fun is rare"?

4. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 231 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample