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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. Lewis' greatest mistake may have been
(a) Leaving Jefferson's home
(b) Not learning to spell
(c) His broken friendship with Secretary Bates
(d) His failure to get his journals published

2. As they travel toward St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis feels that
(a) He might never walk again
(b) His diplomatic work with the tribes has worked
(c) He would rather stay in Yellowstone
(d) His entire Indian policy has fallen apart

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

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

5. The Americans astonished the Indians by
(a) Navigating Class V rapids in canoes
(b) Swimming the deep rapids
(c) Shooting their rifles into the air
(d) Walking along the river on cliffs

Short Answer Questions

1. Under Bates' watch, the St. Louis area was having many struggles over

2. Realizing they had to have a guide through the mountains, the party

3. The Spanish were concerned that because of Lewis & Clark's expedition,

4. Lewis tried to spin the bad news that

5. Lewis found it difficult, at the end, to

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What may Lewis have been talking about when Mrs. Grinder heard him taking to himself like a lawyer?

5. Was it justifiable for Lewis to turn his publishing project into such a huge and complex undertaking?

6. Describe Lewis' desperate act in the spring of 1806.

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

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

9. 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?

10. The author speculates, in addition to other possibilities, that Lewis had a combination of malaria, manic-depression psychosis, alcoholism or some other physical ailments. Discuss what may have sent Lewis into depression at this point in his life.

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