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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. How long was the dog-run or tunnel in Fort Laramie?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 25 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 10 feet.
2. In Chapter 26, what that Jim Bridger possessed is something he took for granted?
(a) Faith.
(b) Strength.
(c) Courage.
(d) Endurance.
3. Who was in charge of Connor's column that was headed northwest from the Lower Platte?
(a) Colonel Nelson Cole.
(b) Colonel John Reshaw.
(c) Colonel Patrick Powder.
(d) Colonel Nick Janice.
4. How much did Jim Bridger agree to lease Fort Bridger to the government for?
(a) $60 a day.
(b) $600 a year.
(c) $600 every quarter.
(d) $6,000 a year.
5. What would gnaw on the saddles and harnesses that the greenhorns left out at night?
(a) The Mountain Men dogs.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) The horses.
Short Answer Questions
1. On the night of December 20th, who told everyone he must have one scalp before he left Fort Laramie?
2. In Parkman's words, the poles that were used to erect the lodges were carried by what?
3. How much did Jim Bridger make per day working as a guide for the Army of Utah?
4. In the beginning of Chapter 25, what day of the year did the Sioux steel the horses at 5 o'clock in the morning?
5. What was the name of the paper where almost a whole page was dedicated to Jim Bridger?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the reason that historians give for the quarrel between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger?
2. What happened that let Bridger see a chance for official backing concerning the Hot Springs, geysers, lake, and Fire Hole River?
3. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?
4. What did Jim Bridger know the first duty of a chief or an officer was?
5. Describe Fort Laramie.
6. What were some of the mistakes that tourists made that stopped by Fort Bridger?
7. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?
8. In Chapter 18, what was the first move the Saints tried to make on the Mountain men, and what happened?
9. What was Fetterman's scheme to trick the enemy?
10. What were some of Sir George Gore's morning habits?
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