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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chief of Scouts- Chapter 25 and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. French Pete had a Sioux wife and how many children?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. What did the Crow chief tell Joseph Meek he needed to do in order to live?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Follow their orders.
(c) Spy on his own people.
(d) Kill his brother.

4. A prime beaver skin could sell for up to how many dollars?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

5. Who told Bridger they wanted him to find a more direct route for wagons from Fort Bridger to the South Platte.
(a) Captain Howard Stansbury.
(b) Kit Carson
(c) General Richard Gerard.
(d) Tom Fitzpatrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men's camp equipment consisted of a kettle, a knife, a blanket, and what else?

2. Who was John C. Fremont's topographer?

3. What would gnaw on the saddles and harnesses that the greenhorns left out at night?

4. How many miles was the keel boat race up the Missouri that Manuel Lisa won?

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

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