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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis idealistically thought that the Indians and white Americans would come together through
(a) Commerce
(b) Ideology
(c) Spirituality
(d) Acceptance

2. Lewis felt deeply betrayed by the government's
(a) Dismissal of his great work
(b) Attitude toward his governorship
(c) Refusal to pay his drafts
(d) Accusations of fraud

3. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would
(a) Settle the west coast
(b) Be the biggest fur traders on earth
(c) Easily make the journey across the continent
(d) Be moving to Canada to avoid taxes

4. Publication of Lewis' journals would prove to be
(a) Extremely expensive
(b) A minor undertaking
(c) Quick and sloppy
(d) Painstakingly redundant

5. At 33-years-old, Lewis had become
(a) A gentleman farmer
(b) A recluse
(c) A major celebrity
(d) A loyal family member

6. The Spanish were concerned that because of Lewis & Clark's expedition,
(a) They would lose their fur trading monopoly
(b) Americans would begin sailing to Spain
(c) They would lose control of their gold and silver mining
(d) They would be forced into making a deal with the US

7. Lewis imagined a situation of trade which would allow
(a) Americans to be hosted by tribal leaders
(b) Forts to house Americans and Indians
(c) Indians to travel freely to Washington
(d) The Indians to remain on their lands

8. Under Bates' watch, the St. Louis area was having many struggles over
(a) Racism
(b) Land titles
(c) Voting disputes
(d) Governance

9. While on the Columbia, the primary interest of the group was to
(a) Stay dry and warm
(b) Eat, drink and dance
(c) Trade for otter skins
(d) Reach the Pacific Ocean

10. Lewis and Clark break the expedition up in groups to
(a) Document wildlife
(b) Find food and grass
(c) Perform different assignments
(d) Lighten the loads

11. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with
(a) Leftover supplies
(b) Half of the men ill or deceased
(c) Just a few men left
(d) All his men in good health

12. 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

13. The author suspects that Meriwether Lewis was
(a) An epileptic
(b) A schizophrenic
(c) An alcoholic
(d) A manic depressive

14. 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

15. One of the pleasures the expedition encountered was
(a) The abundance of Buffalo at Lolo River
(b) The flat, easy trails through the mountains
(c) The hot springs at Lolo
(d) The Indian guides' sense of humor

Short Answer Questions

1. St. Louis in 1808 was

2. Lewis tried to spin the bad news that

3. Lewis seriously wanted to avoid

4. Meriwether Lewis moved to Philadelphia with the intention of

5. For Lewis' men, life at Fort Clatsop in the winter was

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