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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31 Reporting to the President September 23 - December 31, 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by
(a) Killing them
(b) Commanding Seaman to kill them
(c) Making sketches of them
(d) Pinning them to the boat's deck

2. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with
(a) Just a few men left
(b) All his men in good health
(c) Half of the men ill or deceased
(d) Leftover supplies

3. At Clark's River, or Bitterroot River, the expedition met with
(a) Modoc Indians
(b) Shoshone squaws
(c) Samish Indians
(d) Ross Indians

4. Jefferson made Lewis a member of
(a) The Audobon Society
(b) The American Philosophical Society
(c) The Harvard Botany Society
(d) The John Birch Society

5. The Arikaras' island is covered with
(a) Dirt and rocks
(b) Growing vegetables
(c) Reptiles and strange birds
(d) Flowers and butteflies

Short Answer Questions

1. After the hungry men gorged themselves on dried fish and roots,

2. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept

3. Many outlying Mandan villages are abandoned due to

4. Old Toby told Lewis that the party could have traveled down a low pass, which would have

5. Lewis tried to spin the bad news that

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