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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. Jim Bridger was a born what?
(a) Explorer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Trapper.

2. In what year was the trappers rendezvous to be held in Pierre's Hole?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1828.

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

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

5. Who was in charge of Connor's column that was headed northwest from the Lower Platte?
(a) Colonel Nelson Cole.
(b) Colonel John Reshaw.
(c) Colonel Nick Janice.
(d) Colonel Patrick Powder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the older trappers was a more dashing Indian fighter?

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

3. What was the name of Bordeaux's squaw?

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

5. What was a booshway?

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