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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. In 1865, the Oglala resurrected a system of government that acted as a chief's society. The seven men over forty who served were called what?

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 a letter Custer wrote to his sister, what percentage of students at West Point failed?

5. What more than tripled in Ohio from 1828 to 1850?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Cheyenne and Sioux plan for the big expedition against the settlers and soldiers in the summer of 1865?

2. What type of furniture did Custer have at West Point?

3. According to the author, what led Curly to seek a vision in Chapter 4?

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

5. How are Crazy Horse and Custer viewed during their late teens?

6. In Chapter 3, why was Curly encouraged to look up to young warriors? In what way did he not?

7. Explain George Armstrong Custer's birth order.

8. What is a kola and who was the kola of Curly?

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

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

Discuss Custer's attitude and actions toward the South, in general, and slavery, specifically. How does this relate to his attitude and actions toward Native Americans?

Essay Topic 2

On more than one occasion, the author has compared Custer to famed World War II general, George S. Patton. Research the life of Patton, then compare and contrast the two men.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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