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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who led the attack on Black Kettle's band of Cheyenne at Sand Creek in 1864?
2. Where did Crazy Horse and other warriors go to sing or boast of bravery?
3. In Chapter 8, where are the Shoshonis hunting before the Oglala and Cheyenne raid?
4. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?
5. What is Pennsylvania Dutch?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the author, what led Curly to seek a vision in Chapter 4?
2. Why was Custer turned down for a command of a new Michigan cavalry regiment?
3. What did the chiefs' society that resumed in 1865 involve and what was Crazy Horse's role?
4. In Chapter 3, why was Curly encouraged to look up to young warriors? In what way did he not?
5. Describe what happened when Custer and his wife left for the Wilderness Campaign.
6. Chapter 2 speaks of the 19th century attitude of "getting rid of it." What does this refer to?
7. Who is Francis Parkman, and why is he significant in the beginning chapters?
8. What differences did General McClellan have against the Lincoln administration?
9. In what ways did Custer and Crazy Horse stand out in a crowd?
10. Why do men and animals congregate in the tree groves on the Great Plains in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the economic depression of 1873. Contrast it with a later economic depression in the United States.
Essay Topic 2
Ambrose says that Sherman put "a joker in the deck" of the 1869 Treaty. He calls that joker civilization. Write an essay about what the treaty required of the Sioux relating to civilization. Why does the author refer to this as a "joker"?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter Eleven, the author describes Custer as "wallowing" in romanticism. Analyze the connection between romanticism and war.
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