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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chief of Scouts- Chapter 27, 28 and 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the emigrants call the trappers and traders?
(a) Tame Indians.
(b) Wild men.
(c) French men.
(d) French Indians.

2. When the rest of the men came in after Joseph Meek, what did Jim Bridger fix for them to eat?
(a) Buffalo skins.
(b) Corn husks.
(c) Cowboy pie.
(d) Hot meat.

3. What did the Crow chief tell Joseph Meek he needed to do in order to live?
(a) Spy on his own people.
(b) Kill his brother.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) Follow their orders.

4. How far apart were Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie?
(a) 186 miles.
(b) 154 miles.
(c) 60 miles.
(d) 236 miles.

5. Who was John C. Fremont's topographer?
(a) Kit Carson.
(b) Jim Bridger.
(c) Gabe Rogers.
(d) Charles Preuss.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Hugh Glass experience, Jim Bridger started to look out for other men. What nickname did he earn because of that?

2. Why could the burial of the recovered bodies not be performed at once?

3. What was another name for goats mentioned in Chapter 3?

4. Who's doctor did Captain William Sublette have his wounds dressed by?

5. What did the Mormons pile in their houses when they were afraid the troops would sack their city?

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