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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as
(a) The love of gain
(b) The love of trade
(c) The buffalo hunt
(d) The urge to battle

6. For Lewis' men, life at Fort Clatsop in the winter was
(a) Lively with festivities
(b) Boring, damp and dull
(c) Tense and nervous
(d) Exciting and surprising

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

8. Lewis' underlying goal at this point is for America to
(a) Know the wildlife that existed beyond the Mississippi
(b) Dominate the fur trade throughout the West
(c) Understand the ways of the various Indian tribes
(d) Finally oust Spain and France from the fur trade

9. On his journey to Washington, Lewis wrote to Madison and expressed that he was
(a) Afraid his illness might overtake him soon
(b) Bringing duplicates of his journals
(c) Enjoying being governor of Louisiana Territory
(d) Confident his drafts would be approved

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

11. During the winter of 1807-1808, for eight months Meriwether Lewis
(a) Was writing in his journals
(b) Was incognito
(c) Was living in the country
(d) Was busy and productive

12. The Captains try to arrange an agreement for the Nez Perce to
(a) Trade their horses with the Blackfoot
(b) Pay more respect to Twisted Hair
(c) Move to the eastern side of the Continental Divide
(d) Give up a portion of their horses

13. One of the most annoying traits of the Chinook Indians was
(a) Their grandstanding of their hunting talents
(b) Their refusal to leave the premises
(c) Their propensity for thieving
(d) Their inability to understand English

14. Of Lewis' many talents, his weakness lay in
(a) Politics
(b) Follow-through
(c) Math
(d) Astronomy

15. Government officials began to pester Lewis over
(a) The amount of the drafts presented for payment
(b) The unnecessary supplies he had purchased
(c) The slowness in getting his manuscripts published
(d) The personal time he had charged for

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis' first attempt at suicide was

2. The primary industry in St. Louis is associated with

3. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would

4. Lewis seriously wanted to avoid

5. Cut Nose planned to send two guides to the expedition to help them get to

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