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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Booshway- Chapter 11,12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of work did the Crow Indians make Joseph Meek do for them?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cook.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Wash the horses.

2. What did Jim Bridger's father do?
(a) Kept a tavern.
(b) Sailed ships.
(c) Raised cattle.
(d) Was a blacksmith.

3. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

4. Why did Bridger and Fitzpatrick pass across the head of buffalo herds to cover their tracks?
(a) Because the smell of the buffalo would overpower the man's smell.
(b) Because they could always have food nearby.
(c) Because the hooves of the buffalo would wipe away their trail.
(d) Because they could follow the buffalo herd and stay hidden.

5. In Chapter 9, what tribe did Bridger have to buy more horses from?
(a) Crows.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Nez Perces.
(d) Blackfeet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the fur harvest with that Captain William Sublette headed back to St. Louis with?

2. Who was the first American to harvest beaver fur west of the Rockies?

3. What did the young Crow warrior strike Joseph Meek's wife with?

4. How many Crow squaws guarded Joseph Meek?

5. How many miles was the keel boat race up the Missouri that Manuel Lisa won?

(see the answer key)

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