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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. Lewis was under the assumption that the Shoshones would want to trade horses for
(a) Furs and hides
(b) White men's guns
(c) Trinkets and beads
(d) Tobacco and whiskey

2. Settling at the coastal fort, the men start a
(a) Dock-building project
(b) Whaling expedition
(c) Fishing expedition
(d) Salt-making operation

3. The Shoshones were intimidated by other tribes because they
(a) Lived in an area of sparse game
(b) Were too weak with hunger to fight
(c) Had been ravaged by the Blackfeet
(d) Had no guns

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wild game animals were not afraid of the men, perhaps because

2. The most prized and valuable animal found along the river is the

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

4. The Eulachon, which the Clatsops sold to the expedition were

5. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the

(see the answer key)

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