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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Trapper- Chapter 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles was the keel boat race up the Missouri that Manuel Lisa won?
(a) 1,100.
(b) 1,150.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 1,300.

2. Who was nicknamed, "King of the Keelboat Men"?
(a) Andrew Henry.
(b) Colonel Ashley.
(c) Jim Bridger.
(d) Mike Fink.

3. At the fort Big Horn men were divided into messes. How many people were a part of one "mess"?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine..

4. Who did Jim apprentice in a blacksmith shop?
(a) Phil Creamer.
(b) John Colter.
(c) David Mackaws.
(d) Louis Parker.

5. Where did a trapper or hunter have to deposit what he brought in?
(a) At the kitchen.
(b) At the fort's storage closet.
(c) Before the Captain's cabin.
(d) At the front entrance of the fort.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A prime beaver skin could sell for up to how many dollars?

3. What kind of dense bushes was Hugh Glass pushing his way through when he came across a grizzly?

4. What city did Jim Bridger's father work in?

5. How many cubs did the she-bear have that Glass came across?

(see the answer key)

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