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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Del Gue tell Johnston about the size of his load of 40 gallons of whiskey?
(a) Johnston would need a caravan of horses to carry that much.
(b) Johnston's horse could carry twice that much whiskey.
(c) The Indians couldn't drink that much alcohol.
(d) No horse could carry a load that heavy.

2. What was Johnston's opinion of Buffalo Bill Cody?
(a) That Cody was an honest man.
(b) That Cody was a skilled marksman.
(c) That Cody was a fraud and a lousy shot.
(d) That Cody was a true Mountain Man.

3. How many miles did Johnston plan to travel with his whiskey?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) One thousand.

4. What honorary title did the Shoshoni give Johnston?
(a) Medicine man.
(b) Chief.
(c) Peace chief.
(d) Warrior.

5. What did the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do instead of making her his first wife's slave?
(a) He made her his favored second wife.
(b) He gave her to the chief's wife as her slave.
(c) He gave her to his brother's wife as her slave.
(d) He killed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assignment was Johnston given in the Army once his skills were known?

2. Which Mountain Man was known for his skill with the riata?

3. How long did Waving Grass and Johnston travel and trap furs together?

4. Who defeated the Sioux in battle at Wolf Mountain in 1877?

5. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends was with Johnston when he killed the eighteenth of the twenty Crow warriors Big Robert had sent after him?

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