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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two of the group stayed behind with the Mandans. They were
(a) Dickson and Hancock
(b) Sacagawea and Charbonneau
(c) The Field brothers
(d) John Colter and Captain Clark

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

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

4. The mens' arrival at the Mandans Village was
(a) Unexpected
(b) Tense
(c) Warm and happy
(d) A huge concern

5. Although successful in his public life, Lewis failed to
(a) Communicate with his family
(b) Be a good brother and son
(c) Keep friends for any length of time
(d) Find a marital relationship

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis proposed that all the furs in the northwest could be

2. Toward the end, Meriwether Lewis' behavior grew

3. In his role as governor of the Louisiana territory, Lewis

4. Complicating Lewis' depression, perhaps, was

5. Lewis left his estate to

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way was Lewis being overly confident when crossing the Lolo trail?

2. Lewis experiences pain that far exceeds any he has been through on the trip thus far. Describe the incident.

3. It seems that Lewis has had a major lapse in judgment in many respects and his behavior has become erratic. What major political mistake did he make when arranging to send Big White back to the Mandans?

4. Describe the difference between the more northern Walla Walla Indians and the coastal Chinookian tribes, as Lewis perceived it.

5. What was Lewis' biggest failure?

6. What mistake did Lewis make with the Blackfoot Indians with whom he was trying to make a deal?

7. Explain Lewis' maneuvering when he arrived in St. Louis, with respect to communicating about the expedition.

8. Did Lewis' celebrity go to his head?

9. Does it seem odd that the Captains and their soldiers had no idea of how they would be rewarded by the government prior to their return from the expedition?

10. How did Sacagawea lose her blue beads?

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