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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 1 : Chapter 1, War & Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event occurred on February 9, 1864?
(a) Custer became a general.
(b) Custer married Libbie.
(c) Custer's father died.
(d) Custer left for the frontier.

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

3. The Black Hills were known to the Sioux as a holy place called ______________.
(a) Bear Butte.
(b) Pa Sapa.
(c) Koyas.
(d) Sioko.

4. What was the estimated number of buffalo on the Great Plains in the nineteenth century?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 2.5 million.
(c) 25 million.
(d) 75 million.

5. What was the last major tribe pushed onto the Plains by military defeats with other tribes?
(a) Arapaho.
(b) Crow.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Chippewa.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?

2. Who did Custer become an aide to in 1863?

3. Who is George Bent?

4. Who led the attack on Black Kettle's band of Cheyenne at Sand Creek in 1864?

5. What was the most important subject at West Point when Custer attended?

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