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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Lewis' first attempt at suicide was
(a) A call for help
(b) A misfire
(c) Unsuccessful
(d) A false alarm
2. As they travel toward St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis feels that
(a) He would rather stay in Yellowstone
(b) He might never walk again
(c) His diplomatic work with the tribes has worked
(d) His entire Indian policy has fallen apart
3. While on the Columbia, the primary interest of the group was to
(a) Trade for otter skins
(b) Reach the Pacific Ocean
(c) Stay dry and warm
(d) Eat, drink and dance
4. During Clark's journey to Yellowstone,
(a) His horses became lost and scattered
(b) He met Dickson and Hancock
(c) Crow Indians stole half his horses
(d) The Blackfoot Indians chased him away
5. By the time Lewis reaches Grinder's Inn, he seems
(a) Confident and rested
(b) Irrational and deranged
(c) To be feeling much better
(d) Drunken and disorderly
6. Jefferson made Lewis a member of
(a) The Harvard Botany Society
(b) The John Birch Society
(c) The American Philosophical Society
(d) The Audobon Society
7. The federal government has now begun to refuse to
(a) Authorize publication of the journals
(b) Recognize Lewis as governor
(c) Pay Lewis' drafts
(d) Communicate with Lewis
8. Lewis left his estate to
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) His half-brother
(c) William Clark
(d) His mother
9. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be
(a) Taller and meaner
(b) Independent and healthy
(c) Trustworthy and kind
(d) Ready to assimilate
10. Lewis found it difficult, at the end, to
(a) Say goodbye to Pernier
(b) Leave his loyal servants
(c) Make his body die
(d) To recall all he had done
11. Lewis recommended compensation to all of the members of his party, with the exception of
(a) Charbonneau
(b) York
(c) Newman
(d) Shields
12. At 33-years-old, Lewis had become
(a) A recluse
(b) A loyal family member
(c) A major celebrity
(d) A gentleman farmer
13. The mens' arrival at the Mandans Village was
(a) A huge concern
(b) Warm and happy
(c) Unexpected
(d) Tense
14. While Lewis worked on his drawings and descriptions of plants and animals, Clark worked on
(a) His instructions for the men
(b) Getting the men well
(c) The rules for the fort
(d) His map of the country
15. During the winter of 1807-1808, for eight months Meriwether Lewis
(a) Was living in the country
(b) Was writing in his journals
(c) Was incognito
(d) Was busy and productive
Short Answer Questions
1. Thomas Jefferson appointed Meriwether Lewis
2. In his role as governor of the Louisiana territory, Lewis
3. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as
4. Lewis and his small group travel to the headwaters of the Marias in order to
5. Lewis wrongly let the Blackfoot warriors know that
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