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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. What did Joseph Meek call his wife?
(a) Honey Bear.
(b) Gentle Rabbit.
(c) Soothing Foal.
(d) Mountain Lamb.

2. In the same year that Jim Bridger was born, Lewis and Clark set out up what river?
(a) Yellowstone River.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Red River.
(d) Missouri River.

3. When Old Ephraim ran across the Prince Maximilian party, how many rifle's worth of lead did he carry off with him?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

4. What was Meek's answer when the Crow chief asked him how many men Bridger had?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Forty.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 25, when French Pete's wife and children were discovered, it was discovered that the Indians had not killed what?
(a) Pete.
(b) Pete's animals.
(c) Pete's father.
(d) Pete's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the fort Big Horn men were divided into messes. How many people were a part of one "mess"?

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

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

4. Who was Sir George Gore's favorite author?

5. When the Crow chief came into Bridger's camp and requested peace, what tribe did he name as being the one he needed help in fighting against?

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