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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis feels that Native Americans will become civilized citizens, but
(a) Wishes they would first learn how to dress
(b) Does not believe African Americans will
(c) Thinks it will take many centuries
(d) Hopes he will not become involved in it

2. The men who served on Lewis & Clark's crew were punished for their violations by
(a) The laying on of lashes
(b) Being held in stocks
(c) Pulling extra cooking duty
(d) Being confined to the ship

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

4. Lewis spoke to the Shoshone chief through
(a) An elderly woman
(b) A young warrior
(c) One of his French officers
(d) Captain Clark

5. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to
(a) Eat berries for dinner
(b) Eat the meat of a colt
(c) Pray for their safety
(d) Cuddle together for warmth

6. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a
(a) Private
(b) Corporal
(c) Lieutenant
(d) Major

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(d) Becomes withdrawn

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

9. Clark's attitude toward hostile Indian tribes was
(a) To alarm the Indians into submission
(b) To always take them by surprise
(c) To do everything possible to avoid a fight
(d) To intimidate the tribes with their new model guns

10. Black Buffalo was a chief of the
(a) Omahas
(b) Sioux
(c) Arikara
(d) Tetons

11. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of
(a) Impeaching Thomas Jefferson
(b) Exploring the vast interior of the country
(c) Making peace with Native Americans
(d) Documenting the Native American tribes

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the

2. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was

3. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

4. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts

5. Lewis' political leanings favor

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