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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis named many of the new rivers he found after
(a) Clark's family members
(b) Government officials and politicians
(c) Jefferson's ancestors
(d) Women he had known

2. To follow the large keelboats up the river, the expedition made use of
(a) Paddles
(b) Ski-doos
(c) Inflatable vests
(d) Pirogues

3. Clark noted that he was concerned that the expedition had insufficient
(a) Arms and ammunition to make the journey safely
(b) Supplies to deal with the multitude of Indians they will meet
(c) Food to feed their large crew for many months
(d) Credit enough to puchase what they needed

4. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought
(a) The captain was expecting him to scout ahead
(b) The group would make better time
(c) He was chasing the keelboat
(d) He had been abandoned

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

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

7. On their journey back to camp, Windsor and Lewis both
(a) Nearly fell into a deep ravine
(b) Determined this was the Missouri
(c) Climbed cottonwoods for the view
(d) Fell down numerous times

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

9. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis
(a) Marching orders for the expedition
(b) An unprecedented letter of credit
(c) A warning to spend judiciously
(d) A medal for courage and valor

10. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts
(a) Dysentary from spoiled food
(b) Influenza from bad water
(c) Malaria from mosquitoes
(d) Bilious fever from damp nights

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

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

13. Lewis was under the assumption that the Shoshones would want to trade horses for
(a) Trinkets and beads
(b) Furs and hides
(c) Tobacco and whiskey
(d) White men's guns

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

15. Andre Michaux was selected to lead an expedition west until Jefferson discovered that
(a) Michaux was under educated
(b) Michaux was an agent of the French government
(c) Michaux was incapable of understanding his peers
(d) Michaux's interests lay in his own personal wealth

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept

2. After the hungry men gorged themselves on dried fish and roots,

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

4. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to

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

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