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

2. Lewis and Clark break the expedition up in groups to
(a) Perform different assignments
(b) Document wildlife
(c) Find food and grass
(d) Lighten the loads

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

4. Captain Clark, unlike Lewis,
(a) Fell in love and married
(b) Married his first cousin
(c) Married his childhood sweetheart
(d) Had several children out of wedlock

5. Ironically, Jefferson told visiting Indians that
(a) They could have their own nations
(b) No wrong would ever be done to them
(c) We were at their service
(d) Their goods were worth more than ours

Short Answer Questions

1. During the winter of 1807-1808, for eight months Meriwether Lewis

2. Toward the end, Meriwether Lewis' behavior grew

3. Jefferson did not send a Navy vessel to retrieve the expedition because

4. Having an Indian woman with their party signified

5. Lewis caught an illness from

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were two of the worst problems for the expedition at Clatsop? Explain

3. What is it that begins to finally destroy Lewis financially?

4. How did Sacagawea lose her blue beads?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. As governor of the Louisiana Territory, Lewis was in over his head. How did Lewis fail in his job as governor?

9. How do you think Lewis viewed his responsibility toward the governorship of the Louisiana Territory?

10. What was Lewis' biggest failure?

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