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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. What was Jim Bridger's daughters name who he sent to Whitman Mission School?
(a) Rebekah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mary Ann.
(d) Cynthia.

2. How much did the Army pay Jim Bridger per day to be the Chief of Scouts?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

3. In Chapter 14, when Bridger decided to "set his moccasins on a new trail" his experience was likened to that of whom?
(a) Charles Preuss.
(b) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Francis Parkman.

4. Jim Bridger decided to build Fort Bridger among his friends from what tribe?
(a) The Blackfeet.
(b) The Sioux.
(c) The Snakes.
(d) The Crow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how many horses did they take?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?

4. In Chapter 14, the emigrants were liked to school boys lost where?

5. What was the name of the paper where almost a whole page was dedicated to Jim Bridger?

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