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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Meriwether Lewis named Marias River after
(a) His mother
(b) His cousin
(c) His grandmother
(d) His sister
2. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was
(a) An expert hunter and trapper
(b) A cartographer and explorer
(c) William Clark's long-time slave
(d) An expert in firearms
3. In the Spring at Fort Mandan, Lewis felt that the expedition was really
(a) A pipe dream
(b) Halfway finished
(c) Just beginning
(d) Coming to an end
4. Winter at Fort Mandan was
(a) Raucous and merry
(b) Extremely cold
(c) Pleasant and comfrtable
(d) Fairly mild
5. The difference between a canoe and a pirogue is that
(a) Pirogues have flat bottoms and canoes do not
(b) Canoes move much faster in the water
(c) Pirogues tip over more easily
(d) Pirogues have a covering over half the boat
6. Among his peers, Lewis is considered
(a) Slightly effeminate
(b) A bit shady
(c) A bigot
(d) Honest and trustworthy
7. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by
(a) Making sketches of them
(b) Commanding Seaman to kill them
(c) Pinning them to the boat's deck
(d) Killing them
8. Lewis' men made wheels to drag their pirogues out of
(a) Oak trees
(b) Rounded rocks
(c) Bark and mud
(d) Cottonwood trees
9. Lewis planned ahead for meetings with Native Americans by bringing
(a) Meat and vegetables
(b) Wool blankets
(c) Bales of gifts
(d) Silk jackets
10. Of the 5.5 million people in America during Jefferson's time,
(a) Slaves were the dominant population
(b) Only one thousan were slaves
(c) Approximately one million were slaves
(d) Slaves form the dominant group in the west
11. Rather than ascend the Yellowstone, the expedition instead
(a) Partied at te rivers' junction
(b) Cut over to the Columbia
(c) Continued up the Missouri
(d) Stayed on the Marias
12. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find
(a) Rare birds and plants
(b) A water connection between both continental coasts
(c) New and unknown species of wild animals
(d) Unknown Native American tribes
13. One of Lewis' most prized possessions was his
(a) Air rifle
(b) Quinine remedy
(c) Collection of horses
(d) Dry soup mix
14. Because Lewis' iron-frame boat failed, Clark directed the men to
(a) Store their belongings in a cave
(b) Make new canoes
(c) Walk instead of float
(d) Pack themselves into the boats they had
15. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a
(a) Major
(b) Corporal
(c) Lieutenant
(d) Private
Short Answer Questions
1. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts
2. As Jefferson's protege, Lewis had the honor of
3. The keelboat was replaced by pirogues and canoes at this point in the journey because
4. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as
5. Lewis and Clark wanted Indian chiefs to go to Washington so they could
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