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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. Who reported buffalo "as far as the eye could reach the country seemed blackened by innumerable herds"?
(a) George Armstrong Custer.
(b) The father of Crazy Horse.
(c) Captain Benjamin Bonneville.
(d) Francis Parkman.

2. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?
(a) Ability to ride a horse.
(b) Their mood.
(c) Hunting skills.
(d) Religious beliefs.

3. How old was Custer when he graduated from the Academy and started his first paying job?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.

4. What did Crazy Horse "do for a living" according to Chapter 8?
(a) Make war.
(b) Trade.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Serve as a chief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 7, who of the book's subjects had seen combat by this time?

2. What event occurred on February 9, 1864?

3. Who did Crazy Horse fall in love with around the time he turned twenty-one years old?

4. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?

5. Ohio's population in the 1800s is called a young population by the author. Why?

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