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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 Fort Clatsop December 8, 1805 - March 23, 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) The slowness of the US mail
(b) The process of choosing men to participate
(c) The building of the boat
(d) Having to locate large quantities of dried food

2. Lewis puts into place a number of rules to keep order at the fort, the primary one being that
(a) All outsiders must leave and the fort locked at sunset
(b) There were to be no Indians within the compound
(c) No one was to carry a gun around the Indians
(d) No drinking was allowed within the fort

3. Black Buffalo was a chief of the
(a) Tetons
(b) Omahas
(c) Arikara
(d) Sioux

4. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis oversees the construction of
(a) Artifacts for trading with Native Americans
(b) A large, iron, collapsible boat
(c) A large, waterproof teepee for the troops
(d) Wagons to carry supplies overland

5. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the
(a) Domestic cat
(b) Prairie dog
(c) Coyote
(d) Trout

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis

2. For Lewis' men, life at Fort Clatsop in the winter was

3. Lewis thought that buffalo hair might produce

4. The difference between a canoe and a pirogue is that

5. It is important to Lewis that the men consider

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