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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. Where did Red Cloud make what the author calls a "splendid" speech?
(a) Cooper Union, New York.
(b) World's Fair, Chicago.
(c) State Capitol, Omaha.
(d) Potomac River, Washington, D.C.

2. At the Battle of Washita, what tune did Custer have the band play?
(a) Taps.
(b) Revele.
(c) Garry Owen.
(d) When the Saints Go Marching In.

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

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

5. Who was mortally wounded from Custer's charge against the Confederates at Yellow Tavern?
(a) Jeb Stuart.
(b) Wesley Merritt.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Phil Sheridan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Custer and his wife have their portraits painted in Chapter 14?

2. Who reported buffalo "as far as the eye could reach the country seemed blackened by innumerable herds"?

3. What was Carrington's Achilles' heel?

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

5. In 1854, who led four Brules in seeking revenge for Conquering Bear's death?

(see the answer key)

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