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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. General Connor ordered his men to kill any male over the age of what?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

2. Which of the older trappers was a more dashing Indian fighter?
(a) Bill Sublette.
(b) Hugh Glass.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Jed Smith.

3. Even though Bridger was hospitable and generous, he was not fond of what?
(a) Donations.
(b) Company.
(c) Indian rituals.
(d) Friends.

4. What would gnaw on the saddles and harnesses that the greenhorns left out at night?
(a) The horses.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) The Mountain Men dogs.

5. Jim was able to have wages left over to buy blankets for what reason?
(a) To keep his bed warm.
(b) To trade with the Indians.
(c) To use for his horses.
(d) To give to his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe was named, "Big Bellies"?

2. In what year did General Grenville M. Dodge summon Jim Bridger to act as Chief of Scouts?

3. In Chapter 14, when Bridger decided to "set his moccasins on a new trail" his experience was likened to that of whom?

4. What was Jim Bridger's daughters name who he sent to Whitman Mission School?

5. What tribe did the scouts come from that Captain Frank North had in his battalion?

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