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

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

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

4. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Seeking a vision.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Observing white soldiers.
(d) Becoming a warrior.

5. When did Custer enter West Point Military Academy?
(a) June, 1860.
(b) July, 1857.
(c) August, 1859.
(d) September, 1858.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last major tribe pushed onto the Plains by military defeats with other tribes?

2. The Black Hills were known to the Sioux as a holy place called ______________.

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

4. Who did Custer become an aide to in 1863?

5. In 1854, who owned the trading house near Fort Laramie?

(see the answer key)

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