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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. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) Having to locate large quantities of dried food
(b) The building of the boat
(c) The slowness of the US mail
(d) The process of choosing men to participate

2. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept
(a) The idea of sharing the buffalo
(b) The concept of trading their furs for beads
(c) The ravaging of their lands
(d) American sovereignty

3. Because Lewis' iron-frame boat failed, Clark directed the men to
(a) Pack themselves into the boats they had
(b) Walk instead of float
(c) Make new canoes
(d) Store their belongings in a cave

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

5. Lewis' attitude toward gold during this expedition was one of
(a) Indifference
(b) Hope
(c) Excessive greed
(d) Futility

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sacagawea recalls the place where she was kidnapped by the Hidatsas, she

2. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are

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

4. To follow the large keelboats up the river, the expedition made use of

5. When he reached Louisville, Kentucky, Lewis

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