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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 was the name of the paper where almost a whole page was dedicated to Jim Bridger?
(a) Buffalo Post.
(b) Kearney Herald.
(c) Frontier Sun.
(d) Missouri Journal.

2. On what day of the year was Jim Bridger enrolled as Chief Guide at Fort Kearney?
(a) January 25th.
(b) January 11th.
(c) January 20th.
(d) January 15th.

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

4. How old was Jim Bridger's daughter when he sent her to the Whitman Mission School?
(a) Going on seven.
(b) Going on eight.
(c) Going on ten.
(d) Going on nine.

5. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company monopolize all trade with the Indians?
(a) The plains.
(b) Canada.
(c) Near the Yellowstone River.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Sir George Gore usually sleep until in the morning?

2. In what year was Jim Bridger born?

3. 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?

4. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?

5. When Bridger went to shake the chief's hand in Chapter 8, the chief pushed the muzzle of the gun down and Bridger fired automatically. Where did the the charge explode?

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