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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chief of Scouts- Chapter 25 and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was Sir George Gore from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Brazil.
(d) France.

2. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?
(a) Guide a horse through danger.
(b) Live in the country.
(c) Teach new trappers the trade.
(d) Find the Indians.

3. In what year was Jim Bridger born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1809.

4. When Parkman's story and words were referred to in Chapter 14, he mentioned that the water was alive with dogs, horses, and what?
(a) Moose.
(b) Indians.
(c) Bears.
(d) Buffalo.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 14, Bridger and his men were riding over a ridge and the greenhorns mistook them for who?
(a) Raiding Blackfeet.
(b) Raiding Crows.
(c) Raiding Snake.
(d) Raiding Sioux.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the steamboat that carried passengers up the Missouri beyond Franklin?

2. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?

3. Which greenhorn was described as being awake and never resting?

4. Some of the older trappers had advantages over Jim. Who was a better businessman than Jim?

5. Who told Bridger they wanted him to find a more direct route for wagons from Fort Bridger to the South Platte.

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