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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. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was
(a) A cartographer and explorer
(b) William Clark's long-time slave
(c) An expert in firearms
(d) An expert hunter and trapper

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

3. In addition to his detailed descriptions of the plains, Lewis' reports resembled a
(a) Newspaper account of an ongoing event
(b) Chronological fiction
(c) Legal opinion
(d) Promotional travelogue and business prospectus

4. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought
(a) The captain was expecting him to scout ahead
(b) He was chasing the keelboat
(c) He had been abandoned
(d) The group would make better time

5. The voyage down the Ohio River starts out slowly because of the party's
(a) Disorganization
(b) Poorly designed boats
(c) Disagreements
(d) Late start

Short Answer Questions

1. It is important to Lewis that the men consider

2. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to

3. The Captains inadvertently caused trouble by giving the three Indian chiefs

4. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are

5. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

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