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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. When Bridger left Fort Leramie, he rode back to Fort Bridger where he married a woman from what tribe?
(a) Blackfeet.
(b) Crow.
(c) Snake.
(d) Sioux.

2. Where did Jim Bridger travel to give his opinion of the Mormons?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Washington D.C.

3. Why did Bridger and Fitzpatrick pass across the head of buffalo herds to cover their tracks?
(a) Because the smell of the buffalo would overpower the man's smell.
(b) Because they could always have food nearby.
(c) Because the hooves of the buffalo would wipe away their trail.
(d) Because they could follow the buffalo herd and stay hidden.

4. How many Crow warriors did Meek count?
(a) 112.
(b) 132.
(c) 150.
(d) 187.

5. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how many horses did they take?
(a) 20.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Connor told Jim Bridger that his three columns were to meet at the mouth of what river?

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

3. When Major Henry's boat sunk, he saved every man, but how much money worth of supplies was lost?

4. Who was the first American to harvest beaver fur west of the Rockies?

5. Sir George Gore brought a lot of men to help him hunt what two animals?

(see the answer key)

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