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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Looking for the Shoshones July 15 - August 12, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would be coming into a local port soon
(b) They would have to carry their boats overland
(c) They would be climbing miles of cliffs
(d) They would have an easy ride down the rapids

2. The keelboat was replaced by pirogues and canoes at this point in the journey because
(a) Lewis feared frightening the Indians
(b) It was too large to navigate the upper Missouri River
(c) It was obsolete and rusting
(d) t was needed for storage

3. The Arikaras' island is covered with
(a) Reptiles and strange birds
(b) Dirt and rocks
(c) Flowers and butteflies
(d) Growing vegetables

4. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to
(a) Gather wagons and guns for Lewis
(b) Have Lewis come to live with him in the presidential house
(c) Show Lewis how to calculate latitude and longitude
(d) Have Lewis fully educated by experts in many fields

5. When he reached Louisville, Kentucky, Lewis
(a) Registers Indians into his crew
(b) Decides to delay the expedition
(c) Almost gives up the journey
(d) Meets up with his partner, William Clark

Short Answer Questions

1. Wild game animals were not afraid of the men, perhaps because

2. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a

3. The men who served on Lewis & Clark's crew were punished for their violations by

4. In addition to his detailed descriptions of the plains, Lewis' reports resembled a

5. Black Buffalo was a chief of the

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