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

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

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

4. On what area of the body did Jim Bridger develop goiter?
(a) Under his chin.
(b) Under his right armpit.
(c) Below his left eyebrow.
(d) On his calf.

5. In Parkman's words, the poles that were used to erect the lodges were carried by what?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Men.
(d) Women and children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 14, Bridger and his men were riding over a ridge and the greenhorns mistook them for who?

4. In Chapter 6, the air was described to be like what?

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

(see the answer key)

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