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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Lewis worked on his drawings and descriptions of plants and animals, Clark worked on
(a) Getting the men well
(b) The rules for the fort
(c) His instructions for the men
(d) His map of the country

2. Drouillard was acquitted of murder because
(a) The deserter he killed was deemed a threat to the party
(b) The deserter threatened him first
(c) He was held in high esteem in St. Louis
(d) His boss ordered him to do it

3. A strong, affectionate bond was forged between
(a) The Nez Perce guides and white soldiers
(b) The Captains and the Blackfoot chief
(c) The Indian guides and Seaman
(d) The two Indian guides

4. Lewis and Clark and Clark's wife planned to share a house in
(a) St. Louis
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Louisville
(d) Virginia

5. The government refused to pay Lewis' drafts for the return of Big White, ostensibly because
(a) Lewis had not consulted them or gotten prior approval
(b) Lewis had stolen govenrment money
(c) The government could no longer afford his services
(d) Lewis was too confident for his own good

6. Meriwether Lewis moved to Philadelphia with the intention of
(a) Finding a wife and companion
(b) Getting away from Jefferson
(c) Getting his materials published
(d) Being alone for a while

7. The men could tell they were nearing a trading post because they saw
(a) Overweight natives
(b) People with silver jewelry
(c) Different varieties of guns
(d) Indians with cloth bankets and sailors' jackets

8. Lewis found it difficult, at the end, to
(a) Leave his loyal servants
(b) Make his body die
(c) To recall all he had done
(d) Say goodbye to Pernier

9. Lewis caught an illness from
(a) Martha Randolph
(b) Jefferson's butler
(c) Captain Clark
(d) His son-in-law

10. Lewis proposed to free up the fur trade by establishing
(a) A dominant relationship with the Indians
(b) Trading posts and forts along the rivers
(c) New laws that would prohibit British trapping
(d) Requirements for trapping licenses

11. Captain Lewis has his doubts about Jefferson's hope to
(a) Bring Indian chiefs to Washington
(b) Incorporate Indians into the body politic
(c) Learn about Western wildlife
(d) Pick the men up by ship

12. During Clark's journey to Yellowstone,
(a) His horses became lost and scattered
(b) Crow Indians stole half his horses
(c) The Blackfoot Indians chased him away
(d) He met Dickson and Hancock

13. Opening the cache let in 1805, Lewis found that
(a) The plant specimens were ruined
(b) His written documents were wet
(c) The food was missing
(d) His maps and instruments were gone

14. Although Lewis had become more productive in St. Louis,
(a) He was healthier than ever
(b) His old wound was bothering him
(c) He suffered from anxiety
(d) His behavior had become erratic

15. Jefferson made Lewis a member of
(a) The Harvard Botany Society
(b) The Audobon Society
(c) The American Philosophical Society
(d) The John Birch Society

Short Answer Questions

1. Bates, who had stood in for Lewis as governor, finally has

2. Jefferson's huge expenditures on the expedition were, to him,

3. By this time, Jefferson has retired to Monticello, and the new president is

4. Lewis wrongly let the Blackfoot warriors know that

5. By the time Lewis reaches Grinder's Inn, he seems

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