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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. What old friend did Custer persuade General Pleasonton to give him as as aide?
2. The Black Hills were known to the Sioux as a holy place called ______________.
3. Who said, "General Custer is writing lasting letters on the pages of his country's history"?
4. Who led the Bad Faces band of Oglalas in Chapter 3?
5. Who wrote to Custer, "...I had to weep for joy that the recollection was sweet in your memory"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What differences did General McClellan have against the Lincoln administration?
2. In Chapter 11, why does the author describe Custer as a romantic?
3. In what ways did Custer and Crazy Horse stand out in a crowd?
4. What did De Crevecoeur have in mind when he wrote, "The American is a new man who acts on new principles"?
5. Why do men and animals congregate in the tree groves on the Great Plains in Chapter 1?
6. What type of furniture did Custer have at West Point?
7. What were the results of Custer's leadership on the Wilderness campaign of May, 1864?
8. Custer only took one leave from West Point. When and where did he go?
9. What did Crazy Horse and Custer think of alcohol?
10. What were some of Crazy Horse's idiosyncracies as . noted before he went into battle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter Eleven, the author describes Custer as "wallowing" in romanticism. Analyze the connection between romanticism and war.
Essay Topic 2
Ambrose writes that both Crazy Horse and Custer "lived in a society that exalted individualism..." Describe how both Native American and white societies praised individualism.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the importance of visions among the Sioux, in general, and Crazy Horse's vision, specifically. What do you think of the concept of allowing a vision to determine your life's path?
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