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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37 Last Voyage September 3 - October 11, 1809.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Old Toby told Lewis that the party could have traveled down a low pass, which would have
(a) Been a great place to spend the winter
(b) Saved them seven weeks of travel
(c) Been the best place for hunting buffalo
(d) Brought them right to the Columbia

2. Lewis planned ahead for meetings with Native Americans by bringing
(a) Silk jackets
(b) Meat and vegetables
(c) Bales of gifts
(d) Wool blankets

3. Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson's families have this in common.
(a) They own plantations in Virginia
(b) They smoke fresh-picked tobacco
(c) They both are avid slaveowners
(d) They are second cousins

4. It is important to Lewis that the men consider
(a) His authority as final
(b) His dog Seaman, when they eat meals
(c) William Clark as second in command
(d) William Clark his equal

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Clark, unlike Lewis,

2. Jefferson felt that the Indians would give over their land in exchange for

3. Lewis' attitude toward gold during this expedition was one of

4. The Americans astonished the Indians by

5. The most prized and valuable animal found along the river is the

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