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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did expectations soar during this phase of the trip?
(a) The plains were full of timber
(b) The fur trade busienss was booming
(c) Trade with Indians seemed promising
(d) Lewis thought there was a water link to the Columbia River

7. Jefferson undertook the preparation of
(a) Food packaging for the expedition
(b) A large list of "useful knowledge" to be gathered by Lewis
(c) Many different types of maps to guide the explorers
(d) Boats and clothing to be used by the explorers

8. In the Spring at Fort Mandan, Lewis felt that the expedition was really
(a) Just beginning
(b) Coming to an end
(c) Halfway finished
(d) A pipe dream

9. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would have an easy ride down the rapids
(b) They would be climbing miles of cliffs
(c) They would be coming into a local port soon
(d) They would have to carry their boats overland

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

11. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as
(a) Paymaster
(b) Military transporter
(c) Stagecoach driver
(d) Army corporal

12. At this point in their journey, wild game is
(a) Difficult to hunt
(b) Scarce
(c) Abundant
(d) Frightened of the boats

13. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?
(a) Cede the area to Spain in order to balance things
(b) Go to war with Spain to establish possesssion
(c) Sign the area over to the British to arouse enmity
(d) Cede the area to the U.S. to prevent a war between allies

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Neither Captain took Sacagawea along to meet the Indians

3. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to

4. The Shoshones removed their moccasins to smoke with Lewis, indicating

5. Lewis and Clark secretly planned to send three men back to St. Louis to deliver

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