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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 Report from Fort Mandan March 22 - April 6, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to
(a) Double the size of their group
(b) Study the design of Fulton's steamboat
(c) Explore Missouri country
(d) Make a side trip to Santa Fe

2. To follow the large keelboats up the river, the expedition made use of
(a) Inflatable vests
(b) Ski-doos
(c) Pirogues
(d) Paddles

3. One of Lewis' most prized possessions was his
(a) Air rifle
(b) Collection of horses
(c) Quinine remedy
(d) Dry soup mix

4. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts
(a) Malaria from mosquitoes
(b) Bilious fever from damp nights
(c) Influenza from bad water
(d) Dysentary from spoiled food

5. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was
(a) Antique automobiles
(b) Waterways
(c) Horse-drawn carriage
(d) Crude highways

Short Answer Questions

1. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are

2. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as

3. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to

4. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the

5. Even as a private, Lewis is accepted among military officers because

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