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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. In Chapter 5, who was called an "ornery skunk"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Bridger.
(d) Glass.

2. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?
(a) That it would be less expensive.
(b) That he must be a master at his trade.
(c) That he would have to depend on himself.
(d) That he could hire the people he wanted.

3. 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.

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

5. When Sir George Gore ordered all the irons raked from the ashes, where did he ask the men to throw them?
(a) Into the buffalo dung heep.
(b) In the fire pit under the ashes.
(c) In a large hole that the men dug in the ground.
(d) Into the Missouri River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would gnaw on the saddles and harnesses that the greenhorns left out at night?

2. In Parkman's words, the poles that were used to erect the lodges were carried by what?

3. A man lucky enough to kill a grizzly proudly wore its claws as what?

4. Which tribe was allies with the Blackfeet Indians?

5. Where did Jim Bridger travel to give his opinion of the Mormons?

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