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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. According to Chapter 4, what was central to life for a Sioux male?
(a) Making the first kill.
(b) Being a warrior.
(c) Vision quest.
(d) Marriage.

2. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 180 pounds.
(c) 160 pounds.
(d) 140 pounds.

3. In what year was George Armstrong Custer born?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1840.
(d) 1842.

4. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?
(a) The White Man's Road.
(b) The Holy Road.
(c) Laramie Trail.
(d) The Solder's Trail.

5. According to the author in Chapter 7, why is Custer's culture more productive than Crazy Horse's?
(a) It is more disciplined.
(b) Larger population.
(c) More assets.
(d) Greater technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurred on February 9, 1864?

2. Between Custer and Crazy Horse, who came from a modest background, according to Chapter 12?

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

4. What position was Custer serving in when he was arrested and court-martial proceedings were started against him?

5. 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?

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