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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Mandan Country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Newman's punishment for mutinous expression?
(a) Electric chair
(b) 75 lashes
(c) No food for three days
(d) Imprisonment

2. Which member of the Teton tribe does the Corps take with them?
(a) Golden Gopher
(b) Black Buffalo
(c) Pink Salmon
(d) Blackbird

3. What river runs under the Black Mountains?
(a) The Coyote River
(b) The Jefferson River
(c) The Washington River
(d) The Cheyenne River

4. Who shows up after 16 days in this chapter?
(a) James White
(b) George Shannon
(c) Frankie Rogets
(d) Philip Untop

5. Why do the captains think the Arikaras Indians are not in their village in this chapter?
(a) They have runaway
(b) They are hunting buffaloes
(c) They are hiding in ambush
(d) They are on holiday

Short Answer Questions

1. What day does the Corps celebrate in this chapter?

2. What tribe of Indians does Clarke send La Liberte to talk to?

3. Who is the Great Father the captains talk about?

4. What does the Corps buy from a trading cargo?

5. What is the name of the army camp that Captain William Clarke leaves on May 13, 1804?

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