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

2. What is the WPPA?
(a) West Point Provincial Academy.
(b) West Point Protective Association.
(c) West Point Protocol Association.
(d) West Point Protestant Academy.

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

4. In what year was George Armstrong Custer born?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1839.

5. Who did Custer meet on Thanksgiving evening in 1862?
(a) Elizabeth Bacon.
(b) Issac Christiancy.
(c) Mary Holland.
(d) Fanny Fifield.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did most Sioux boys participate in their first tribal hunt?

2. How much did the leather cap that West Point cadets were required to wear weigh?

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

4. At what ages did Custer and Crazy Horse become recognized leaders?

5. What nickname did Crazy Horse go by as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Custer only took one leave from West Point. When and where did he go?

2. Why was Custer turned down for a command of a new Michigan cavalry regiment?

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

4. How did Colonel Chivington set up the events of the Sand Creek Massacre?

5. Chapter 2 speaks of the 19th century attitude of "getting rid of it." What does this refer to?

6. What were the results of Custer's leadership on the Wilderness campaign of May, 1864?

7. Explain Crazy Horse's religion.

8. What differences did General McClellan have against the Lincoln administration?

9. What did Crazy Horse and Custer think of alcohol?

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

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