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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33 Philadelphia April - July 1807.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The strange gunshot-type noise that came regularly from the northwest
(a) Has never been explained
(b) Was Sacagawea's family looking for her
(c) Was a member of the expedition signalling them
(d) Was a tribe of advanced Indians

2. Meriwether Lewis moved to Philadelphia with the intention of
(a) Getting his materials published
(b) Getting away from Jefferson
(c) Finding a wife and companion
(d) Being alone for a while

3. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to
(a) Eat berries for dinner
(b) Eat the meat of a colt
(c) Pray for their safety
(d) Cuddle together for warmth

4. At this point in their journey, wild game is
(a) Scarce
(b) Difficult to hunt
(c) Frightened of the boats
(d) Abundant

5. Lewis was under the assumption that the Shoshones would want to trade horses for
(a) Tobacco and whiskey
(b) Furs and hides
(c) Trinkets and beads
(d) White men's guns

Short Answer Questions

1. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

2. Twisted Hair was a

3. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was

4. It is important to Lewis that the men consider

5. Jefferson's huge expenditures on the expedition were, to him,

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