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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Looking for the Shoshones July 15 - August 12, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At this point in their journey, wild game is
(a) Difficult to hunt
(b) Abundant
(c) Scarce
(d) Frightened of the boats

3. Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson's families have this in common.
(a) They are second cousins
(b) They own plantations in Virginia
(c) They smoke fresh-picked tobacco
(d) They both are avid slaveowners

4. Lewis tells Jefferson that the Snake Indians have large quantities of
(a) Corn
(b) Horses
(c) Furs
(d) Buffalo

5. Lewis felt that meeting the Snake Indians could determine
(a) Whether they would live or die
(b) The success of the expedition
(c) How much meat they could store
(d) Whether they could learn to grow corn

Short Answer Questions

1. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to

2. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning

3. As Lewis and his small scouting party ascended the north river bank, they were plagued by

4. Clark's feet sufferred from wounds made by

5. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept

(see the answer key)

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