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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chiefs are asked to come and meet with yet another white general to talk about peace, who is this person?
(a) William Henry Harrison
(b) Winfield Scott Hancock
(c) George Armstrong Custer
(d) William Tecumseh Sherman

2. News of what event angers Roman Nose?
(a) The establishment of a cattle drive
(b) The assasination of Abraham Lincoln
(c) The establishment of a new stagecoach line
(d) The establishment of a new fort

3. Despite the warning, Connor's men are able to kill about how many indians?
(a) 100
(b) 400
(c) 10
(d) 50

4. What white man tries to help the Cheyennes end their conflict with the soldiers?
(a) George Custer
(b) Kit Carson
(c) William Sherman
(d) John Bent

5. In 1868 what does Red Cloud do?
(a) Attacks Fort Laramie
(b) Leaves the Powder River territory
(c) Agrees to a peace treaty
(d) Moves into Canada

Short Answer Questions

1. What fort do the Navajos attack in retaliation for troops destroying crops?

2. Where does Roman Nose die?

3. Who turns their backs on John Bent?

4. What is the most infamous battle of Red Cloud's war?

5. In 1865 the US government sends what group to the Missouri river basin?

(see the answer key)

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