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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 4 : Chapter 3, The Finale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reported buffalo "as far as the eye could reach the country seemed blackened by innumerable herds"?
(a) The father of Crazy Horse.
(b) George Armstrong Custer.
(c) Captain Benjamin Bonneville.
(d) Francis Parkman.

2. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Playing practical jokes.
(b) Trying to do something and be somebody.
(c) Going to school.
(d) Competing against others.

3. Who does the author credit with giving Custer his first big break in Chapter 10?
(a) General Smith.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Burnside.
(d) General Lee.

4. Which regiment stages a mutiny against Custer in Texas?
(a) 1st Texas Cavalry.
(b) 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry.
(c) 2nd Kansas Cavalry.
(d) 4th Colorado Cavalry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?

2. In 1868, approximately how many troops were stationed on the frontier?

3. Who killed Captain Fetterman?

4. Who said "fighting for fun is rare"?

5. Who did Custer vote for in the 1864 election for president?

(see the answer key)

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