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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Lewis left his estate to
(a) His mother
(b) His half-brother
(c) William Clark
(d) Thomas Jefferson
2. The Indians almost provoked Lewis to the point of
(a) Jailing them indefinitely
(b) Stealing their horses
(c) Burning their houses
(d) Shooting them
3. 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
4. Jefferson felt that the Indians would give over their land in exchange for
(a) Payment of their mounting debts to America
(b) Peace and sovereignty
(c) Liquor and tobacco
(d) Guns and ammunition
5. During his dazed journey, Lewis several times, thought
(a) He was going to die
(b) Indians would overtake him
(c) Clark was coming to his rescue
(d) There were bears in the road
6. Lewis felt deeply betrayed by the government's
(a) Attitude toward his governorship
(b) Accusations of fraud
(c) Dismissal of his great work
(d) Refusal to pay his drafts
7. The men could tell they were nearing a trading post because they saw
(a) Different varieties of guns
(b) People with silver jewelry
(c) Indians with cloth bankets and sailors' jackets
(d) Overweight natives
8. As they travel toward St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis feels that
(a) His entire Indian policy has fallen apart
(b) He might never walk again
(c) He would rather stay in Yellowstone
(d) His diplomatic work with the tribes has worked
9. Speculation about the eight-month period include the possibility that
(a) Lewis was tired of all the attention
(b) Lewis was in a diabetic coma
(c) Lewis was having an affair
(d) Lewis suffered from malaria
10. Lewis caught an illness from
(a) His son-in-law
(b) Captain Clark
(c) Martha Randolph
(d) Jefferson's butler
11. The federal government has now begun to refuse to
(a) Communicate with Lewis
(b) Recognize Lewis as governor
(c) Authorize publication of the journals
(d) Pay Lewis' drafts
12. Lewis and Clark and Clark's wife planned to share a house in
(a) St. Louis
(b) Virginia
(c) Louisville
(d) Philadelphia
13. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be
(a) Independent and healthy
(b) Taller and meaner
(c) Ready to assimilate
(d) Trustworthy and kind
14. Lewis found it difficult, at the end, to
(a) Leave his loyal servants
(b) To recall all he had done
(c) Say goodbye to Pernier
(d) Make his body die
15. The Captains decided to ride out some very dangerous rapids, which resulted in
(a) The men deciding that Lewis was still unwell
(b) A divide between the two Captains
(c) Broken canoes and lost equipment
(d) Old Toby leaving the expedition
Short Answer Questions
1. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with
2. While on the Columbia, the primary interest of the group was to
3. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as
4. Upon escaping a violent situation with Blackfoot warriors, Lewis burned
5. Lewis idealistically thought that the Indians and white Americans would come together through
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