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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chief of Scouts- Chapter 22,23, and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the dog-run or tunnel in Fort Laramie?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 25 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

2. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how much were the beaver pelts worth that were taken?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $2,900.
(d) $3,500.

3. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how many horses did they take?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

4. What tribe did the scouts come from that Captain Frank North had in his battalion?
(a) Ute.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Pawnee.

5. Who described Jim Bridger as having the eyes of an eagle in Chapter 22?
(a) Captain Palmer.
(b) A.J. Shotwell.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Tom Fitzpatrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the emigrants call the trappers and traders?

2. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?

3. What did the name Casapy mean that the Crow Indians had given to Bridger?

4. How much did the Army pay Jim Bridger per day to be the Chief of Scouts?

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

(see the answer key)

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