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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Jim Bridger is described as being as slick as what?
(a) A mud pie in the summer.
(b) A buffalo's nose.
(c) A tear on a squaw's cheek.
(d) A rainy river bank.

2. What tribe did the scouts come from that Captain Frank North had in his battalion?
(a) Ute.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Pawnee.
(d) Sioux.

3. The trail Jim Bridger proposed would later be the route of the Overland Stage, the Union Pacific Railroad, and what else?
(a) The Pony Express.
(b) The Morman Calvery.
(c) The Mountain Man Rendezvous Camp.
(d) The gold rush trail.

4. How much did the Army pay Jim Bridger per day to be the Chief of Scouts?
(a) $10.
(b) $15.
(c) $20.
(d) $5.

5. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, who said he was "sure a single company of regulars could whip a thousand Indians"?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?

3. What did the emigrants call the trappers and traders?

4. As a result of the tragedy of murder and Jim Bridger's daughter being taken away, it was clear that the mountains were no place for what?

5. What was the date Jim Bridger leased his claim to Fort Bridger to the government?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1846, which party stopped by Fort Bridger and why?

2. In Chapter 22, what did the Army pay Jim Bridger and what supplies did they provide to him?

3. What are some of the things that Jim Bridger did to help the Mormons and their leader, Brigham Young?

4. Why did the Indians give Jim Bridger the name of "Big Throat"?

5. What did Jim Bridger know the first duty of a chief or an officer was?

6. In the winter of 1847, why did Joseph Meek come to visit Bridger?

7. When the snow was gone and Bridger got ready to set out with Sir George Gore on the trail to Yellowstone, what did they bring with them?

8. What was Fetterman's scheme to trick the enemy?

9. What happened to the artist and correspondent named Ridgeway Glover who went on a walk unarmed one afternoon?

10. What was Jim Bridger's motto in Chapter 21?

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