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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 Fort Clatsop December 8, 1805 - March 23, 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rather than ascend the Yellowstone, the expedition instead
(a) Continued up the Missouri
(b) Stayed on the Marias
(c) Cut over to the Columbia
(d) Partied at te rivers' junction

2. Lewis puts into place a number of rules to keep order at the fort, the primary one being that
(a) No drinking was allowed within the fort
(b) There were to be no Indians within the compound
(c) No one was to carry a gun around the Indians
(d) All outsiders must leave and the fort locked at sunset

3. For Lewis' men, life at Fort Clatsop in the winter was
(a) Tense and nervous
(b) Lively with festivities
(c) Boring, damp and dull
(d) Exciting and surprising

4. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to
(a) Include foreigners in the group of explorers
(b) Travel through American territory wihout hostility
(c) Purchase guns from the French
(d) Freely trap for fur along the way

5. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) The building of the boat
(b) The slowness of the US mail
(c) Having to locate large quantities of dried food
(d) The process of choosing men to participate

Short Answer Questions

1. The most prized and valuable animal found along the river is the

2. To follow the large keelboats up the river, the expedition made use of

3. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis oversees the construction of

4. While Lewis worked on his drawings and descriptions of plants and animals, Clark worked on

5. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought

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