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. What book led to Custer writing an essay titled, "The Red Man" while at West Point?
(a) Swallow Barn.
(b) Leatherstocking Tales.
(c) Eutaw.
(d) Last of the Mohicans.

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

3. Between Custer and Crazy Horse, who came from a modest background, according to Chapter 12?
(a) Custer.
(b) Neither man.
(c) Both men.
(d) Crazy Horse.

4. When did Custer become a Major General?
(a) May, 1864.
(b) January, 1865.
(c) July, 1863.
(d) September, 1864.

5. Who went along with Crazy Horse on night time raids of the settlers in Chapter 9?
(a) Hump.
(b) He Dog.
(c) Young Man Afraid.
(d) Little Big Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, who on Custer's household staff took care of the horses?

2. What animal slept with Custer at night in Chapter 11?

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

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

5. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 194 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample