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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 Valley did Bridger lead Captain Howard Stansbury down from?
(a) Ogden.
(b) Green.
(c) Utah.
(d) Cache.

2. How many days did the Donner party stop at Fort Bridger?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. What did the Crow chief tell Joseph Meek he needed to do in order to live?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Kill his brother.
(c) Follow their orders.
(d) Spy on his own people.

5. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?
(a) That he would have to depend on himself.
(b) That he must be a master at his trade.
(c) That he could hire the people he wanted.
(d) That it would be less expensive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the original owner of the American Fur Company?

3. Pierre's Hole was home to what tribe that is described as the most implacable of tribes?

4. What was the date Jim Bridger leased his claim to Fort Bridger to the government?

5. In Chapter 4, Joshua Pilcher was appointed sub agent for the campaign and was enabled to bring how many Sioux warriors into the fight?

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