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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Booshway- Chapter 11,12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

2. 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?
(a) The Snake.
(b) The Arapaho.
(c) The Sioux.
(d) The Blackfeet.

3. Jim carried a small horn vial on his belt filled with what?
(a) Gun powder.
(b) Water.
(c) Rum.
(d) Castor.

4. In Chapter 9, it was mentioned that on average about one Mountain man was killed every how many days?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty Five.

5. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?
(a) Find the Indians.
(b) Guide a horse through danger.
(c) Live in the country.
(d) Teach new trappers the trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the trappers rendezvous to be held in Pierre's Hole?

2. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?

3. What did the young Crow warrior strike Joseph Meek's wife with?

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

5. What was Meek's answer when the Crow chief asked him how many men Bridger had?

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