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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Down the Ohio September - November 1803 | Chapter 10 Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp November 1803 - March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis oversees the construction of
(a) Wagons to carry supplies overland
(b) A large, iron, collapsible boat
(c) Artifacts for trading with Native Americans
(d) A large, waterproof teepee for the troops

2. Meriwether Lewis has a penchant for
(a) Rambling
(b) Horse grooming
(c) Poker
(d) Picking tobacco

3. 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) The process of choosing men to participate
(d) Having to locate large quantities of dried food

4. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are
(a) Related by marriage
(b) Very close friends
(c) Distant rivals
(d) Acquainted but not familiar

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find

2. Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson's families have this in common.

3. Although he is formally educated, Meriwether Lewis returns to Virginia

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

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

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