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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. What bad news did Custer receive on January 31, 1866?
(a) He had been demoted to Captain.
(b) His first child has died during childbirth.
(c) He is to be court-martialed.
(d) His mother had died.

2. What event occurred on February 9, 1864?
(a) Custer's father died.
(b) Custer married Libbie.
(c) Custer left for the frontier.
(d) Custer became a general.

3. According to Chapter 9, what white man does Crazy Horse develop a friendship with?
(a) Caspar Collins.
(b) Jedidiah Smith.
(c) Joseph Smith.
(d) William O. Collins.

4. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?
(a) Religious beliefs.
(b) Their mood.
(c) Ability to ride a horse.
(d) Hunting skills.

5. What was the most important subject at West Point when Custer attended?
(a) Math.
(b) Military strategy.
(c) Oration.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1867, a Missouri senator complains about the Indian wars costing the government at least how much daily?

2. According to Chapter 7, who of the book's subjects had seen combat by this time?

3. Who is George Bent?

4. What element of the weather do the Plains and the seashore share?

5. In Chapter12, how many times a year might Crazy Horse go on a buffalo hunt?

(see the answer key)

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