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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his role as governor of the Louisiana territory, Lewis
(a) Rigorous and productive
(b) Fair and generous
(c) Loyal to Jefferson
(d) Was lax and ineffective

3. Jefferson's huge expenditures on the expedition were, to him,
(a) Not as extravagant as they might have been
(b) An investment in the future
(c) A waste of hard earned dollars
(d) Exorbitant by any standards

4. Lewis' greatest mistake may have been
(a) Not learning to spell
(b) His broken friendship with Secretary Bates
(c) His failure to get his journals published
(d) Leaving Jefferson's home

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

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

7. Lewis seriously wanted to avoid
(a) Having to turn back again for food
(b) Any further loss of equipment
(c) Any further exploration of the Marias
(d) Meeting up with the Blackfeet

8. With hostile Blackfeet behind and him hostile Sioux ahead, Lewis learns that
(a) His letter was not delivered to Heney
(b) Most of the tribes are preparing for war
(c) Sioux chiefs are on their way to Washington
(d) His wounds will take weeks to heal

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

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

11. Lewis sent a long letter to Hugh Heney that he hoped would
(a) Convince the Sioux and British of America's strength
(b) Convince Heney he was on the wrong side
(c) Settle issues between the Sioux and Canadians
(d) Begin better relations among the Indian tribes

12. Rather than the expected horses for their food, below The Dalles the expedition found
(a) Only dried fish
(b) Only vegetation
(c) Only dogs
(d) Only beaver

13. Clark was appointed as brigadier general of militia, as well as
(a) Head of the War Department
(b) Superintendent of Indian affairs
(c) Department head of Bureau of Indian Affairs
(d) Foreign diplomat

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

15. Lewis had trouble adjusting to his new role in which he
(a) Had to answer for his actions
(b) Had full authority
(c) Was expected to communicate
(d) Had only a few assistants

Short Answer Questions

1. Although successful in his public life, Lewis failed to

2. Lewis' underlying goal at this point is for America to

3. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be

4. The Eulachon, which the Clatsops sold to the expedition were

5. Lewis imagined a situation of trade which would allow

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