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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3 : Chapter 2, Custer & Crazy Horse both on the Plains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Custer when he graduated from the Academy and started his first paying job?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

2. In 1868, approximately how many troops were stationed on the frontier?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 40,000.

3. Whose life was more controlled by time, according to Chapter 7?
(a) Crazy Horse.
(b) Neither man.
(c) Custer.
(d) Both men.

4. Who is Medicine Bill?
(a) A hunter.
(b) A scout.
(c) A trader.
(d) A warrior.

5. Who says, "Crazy Horse always led his men himself when they went into battle, and he kept well in front of them"?
(a) Hump.
(b) Eleanor Hinman.
(c) Bad Heart Bull.
(d) He Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medal did Tom Custer receive for his actions at Appomattox?

2. What did Medicine Arrow do to give Custer bad luck?

3. Who said to give the Indian "a love for exclusive property"?

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

5. Who was placed in charge of the Department of the Mississippi?

(see the answer key)

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