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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?
(a) Juniper.
(b) Pines.
(c) Cottonwoods.
(d) Elms.

4. At age ten, Custer went to live with his half-sister and her new husband who lived in __________.
(a) Yorktown, Indiana.
(b) Boston, Massachusettes.
(c) Monroe, Michigan.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

5. Where did "Custer get a decent return on the investment of his men's lives"?
(a) Gettysberg.
(b) Wilderness campaign.
(c) Malvern Hill.
(d) Appomattox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose life was more controlled by time, according to Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 10, who says, "it looks like treason" about a document?

3. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?

4. What was Custer's first nickname at West Point?

5. What did Crazy Horse "do for a living" according to Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain George Armstrong Custer's birth order.

2. What did the chiefs' society that resumed in 1865 involve and what was Crazy Horse's role?

3. Who is Francis Parkman, and why is he significant in the beginning chapters?

4. How are Crazy Horse and Custer viewed during their late teens?

5. In Chapter 12, both men are described as finding the "rush of hot, fresh blood exciting." In what ways is this demonstrated?

6. Describe what happened when Custer and his wife left for the Wilderness Campaign.

7. How did the Cheyenne and Sioux plan for the big expedition against the settlers and soldiers in the summer of 1865?

8. In Chapter 3, why was Curly encouraged to look up to young warriors? In what way did he not?

9. What did De Crevecoeur have in mind when he wrote, "The American is a new man who acts on new principles"?

10. What was the demerit policy of West Point when Custer attended? How many demerits did he regularly receive?

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