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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who has written the definitive biography of George Custer?
(a) Carol Gluck.
(b) Ken Burns.
(c) George Bent.
(d) Jay Monaghan.

2. What became a distinguishing mark of the 3rd Cavalry Division?
(a) Soft hat.
(b) Top boots.
(c) Five gold loops on each sleeve.
(d) A red tie.

3. What medal did Tom Custer receive for his actions at Appomattox?
(a) Meritorious Service Award.
(b) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(c) Purple Heart.
(d) Exceptional Service Medal.

4. Who went along with Crazy Horse on night time raids of the settlers in Chapter 9?
(a) Young Man Afraid.
(b) Little Big Man.
(c) Hump.
(d) He Dog.

5. Where did Crazy Horse and other warriors go to sing or boast of bravery?
(a) Kiva.
(b) Chief's lodge.
(c) Arrow Creek.
(d) The akicita lodge.

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 3, what aspect of Sioux life would Claude Levi-Strauss, a French anthropologist, have called the "science of the concrete"?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Animals as teachers.
(d) Visions.

10. On the expedition against the whites on the Plains in June 1865, who led the Cheyenne?
(a) Black Wolf.
(b) Roman Nose.
(c) Black Elk.
(d) Spotted Tail.

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

12. What more than tripled in Ohio from 1828 to 1850?
(a) Railroads.
(b) Towns.
(c) Newspapers and periodicals.
(d) Population.

13. Ohio's population in the 1800s is called a young population by the author. Why?
(a) 62 percent were under twenty-five.
(b) 73 percent were under thirty years of age.
(c) White Americans had just moved to Ohio.
(d) 55 percent were under twenty years of age.

14. Who led the Bad Faces band of Oglalas in Chapter 3?
(a) Crazy Horse, the father.
(b) Old Smoke.
(c) Bad Bear.
(d) Red Cloud.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurred on February 9, 1864?

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

3. According to Chapter 4, what was central to life for a Sioux male?

4. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?

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

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