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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. By this time, Jefferson has retired to Monticello, and the new president is
(a) Madison
(b) Truman
(c) Jackson
(d) Lincoln
2. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would
(a) Be moving to Canada to avoid taxes
(b) Easily make the journey across the continent
(c) Be the biggest fur traders on earth
(d) Settle the west coast
3. With hostile Blackfeet behind and him hostile Sioux ahead, Lewis learns that
(a) His wounds will take weeks to heal
(b) Most of the tribes are preparing for war
(c) Sioux chiefs are on their way to Washington
(d) His letter was not delivered to Heney
4. The author suspects that Meriwether Lewis was
(a) A manic depressive
(b) An alcoholic
(c) An epileptic
(d) A schizophrenic
5. Jefferson made Lewis a member of
(a) The John Birch Society
(b) The American Philosophical Society
(c) The Audobon Society
(d) The Harvard Botany Society
Short Answer Questions
1. Settling at the coastal fort, the men start a
2. Lewis left his estate to
3. When he returned to St. Louis, Lewis wrote an extensive paper on
4. Lewis proposed to free up the fur trade by establishing
5. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was General Clark upset with his loyal slave, York?
2. How did Sacagawea lose her blue beads?
3. What were some of the changes the expedition experienced as they came nearer to the coast?
4. Discuss Lewis' varied capabilities that made him the perfect leader for this journey.
5. Why were the two chiefs, Twisted Hair and Cut Nose, angry at one another and how was it resolved?
6. Was it justifiable for Lewis to turn his publishing project into such a huge and complex undertaking?
7. In what area does the author feel Lewis' greatest talents had lain?
8. In what way was Lewis being overly confident when crossing the Lolo trail?
9. How do you think Lewis viewed his responsibility toward the governorship of the Louisiana Territory?
10. 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?
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