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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. In Chapter 26, who said he was "sure a single company of regulars could whip a thousand Indians"?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Phil Kearney.
(c) Sir Walter Scott.
(d) William J. Fetterman.

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

3. Which tribe was allies with the Blackfeet Indians?
(a) Crow.
(b) Gros Ventres.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Sioux.

4. Jim Bridger once told a group of eager treasure hunters that on the top of a mountain they could find a great big what?
(a) Piece of gold.
(b) Diamond.
(c) Bank.
(d) Treasure chest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mrs. Bridger lost in Chapter 16, that one of the groups of travelers had given her?

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

3. What was a booshway?

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

5. What did Jim Bridger's father do?

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