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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. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would
(a) Easily make the journey across the continent
(b) Settle the west coast
(c) Be the biggest fur traders on earth
(d) Be moving to Canada to avoid taxes

2. Lewis tried to spin the bad news that
(a) He and Clark were no longer friends
(b) He was injured and disabled
(c) He had lost most of his specimens
(d) There was no water passage to the Pacific

3. Twisted Hair was a
(a) Greedy man
(b) Nez Perce chief
(c) Dishonest person
(d) Dreamer

4. Lewis planned ahead for meetings with Native Americans by bringing
(a) Bales of gifts
(b) Wool blankets
(c) Meat and vegetables
(d) Silk jackets

5. Old Toby told Lewis that the party could have traveled down a low pass, which would have
(a) Brought them right to the Columbia
(b) Been the best place for hunting buffalo
(c) Been a great place to spend the winter
(d) Saved them seven weeks of travel

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At Clark's River, or Bitterroot River, the expedition met with

3. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with

4. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by

5. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept

(see the answer key)

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