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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Looking for the Shoshones July 15 - August 12, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought
(a) The group would make better time
(b) He had been abandoned
(c) The captain was expecting him to scout ahead
(d) He was chasing the keelboat

2. As Jefferson's protege, Lewis had the honor of
(a) Appointing Jefferson's cabinet members
(b) Being recognized as Jefferson's servant
(c) Coordinating Jefferson's social engagements
(d) Delivering Jefferson's first State of the Union Address

3. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a
(a) Private
(b) Major
(c) Corporal
(d) Lieutenant

4. Thomas Jefferson appoints Meriweather Lewis as
(a) His personal secretary
(b) Secretary of Commerce
(c) Secretary of State
(d) Secretary of the Interior

5. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would be climbing miles of cliffs
(b) They would be coming into a local port soon
(c) They would have an easy ride down the rapids
(d) They would have to carry their boats overland

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Spring at Fort Mandan, Lewis felt that the expedition was really

2. Lewis' political leanings favor

3. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept

4. The Captains inadvertently caused trouble by giving the three Indian chiefs

5. Because Lewis' iron-frame boat failed, Clark directed the men to

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