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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Brought them right to the Columbia
(c) Been the best place for hunting buffalo
(d) Saved them seven weeks of travel

2. Even as a private, Lewis is accepted among military officers because
(a) He is educated
(b) He is extremely capable
(c) He comes from a wealthy family
(d) He is a great horseman

3. When Sacagawea recalls the place where she was kidnapped by the Hidatsas, she
(a) Breaks down and cries
(b) Becomes withdrawn
(c) Shows no emotion
(d) Becomes protective of her child

4. After the hungry men gorged themselves on dried fish and roots,
(a) Their strength was regained
(b) They reverted to horse meat
(c) They put off traveling for another week
(d) They became violently ill

5. Lewis learns from Cameahwait that the Nez Perce Indians
(a) Were well educated
(b) Traveled north every year to hunt
(c) Lived west of the mountains
(d) Fished the Columbia

6. Lewis thought that buffalo hair might produce
(a) Soft baby blankets
(b) Packing material
(c) Good stuffing for pillows
(d) A fine wool

7. The difference between a canoe and a pirogue is that
(a) Pirogues have a covering over half the boat
(b) Pirogues have flat bottoms and canoes do not
(c) Pirogues tip over more easily
(d) Canoes move much faster in the water

8. Lewis felt that meeting the Snake Indians could determine
(a) The success of the expedition
(b) Whether they could learn to grow corn
(c) How much meat they could store
(d) Whether they would live or die

9. Lewis' men made wheels to drag their pirogues out of
(a) Oak trees
(b) Cottonwood trees
(c) Rounded rocks
(d) Bark and mud

10. Many outlying Mandan villages are abandoned due to
(a) Inclement weather
(b) Seasonal hunting
(c) Smallpox
(d) War among tribes

11. In addition to his detailed descriptions of the plains, Lewis' reports resembled a
(a) Legal opinion
(b) Promotional travelogue and business prospectus
(c) Newspaper account of an ongoing event
(d) Chronological fiction

12. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to
(a) Double the size of their group
(b) Explore Missouri country
(c) Study the design of Fulton's steamboat
(d) Make a side trip to Santa Fe

13. Among his peers, Lewis is considered
(a) Honest and trustworthy
(b) Slightly effeminate
(c) A bit shady
(d) A bigot

14. When Sacagawea became ill, Lewis treated her with
(a) Herbal teas and tinctures
(b) Quinine water
(c) Alcohol and bleeding
(d) Poultices and sulphur water

15. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find
(a) Unknown Native American tribes
(b) New and unknown species of wild animals
(c) A water connection between both continental coasts
(d) Rare birds and plants

Short Answer Questions

1. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are

2. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

3. Lewis was instructed by Sacagawea that, in Shoshone, "tab-ba-bone" meant

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

5. On their journey back to camp, Windsor and Lewis both

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