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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. Among his peers, Lewis is considered
(a) A bit shady
(b) A bigot
(c) Slightly effeminate
(d) Honest and trustworthy
2. The strange gunshot-type noise that came regularly from the northwest
(a) Was a tribe of advanced Indians
(b) Has never been explained
(c) Was a member of the expedition signalling them
(d) Was Sacagawea's family looking for her
3. Lewis' men made wheels to drag their pirogues out of
(a) Oak trees
(b) Rounded rocks
(c) Bark and mud
(d) Cottonwood trees
4. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would be climbing miles of cliffs
(b) They would have an easy ride down the rapids
(c) They would be coming into a local port soon
(d) They would have to carry their boats overland
5. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to
(a) Gather wagons and guns for Lewis
(b) Have Lewis come to live with him in the presidential house
(c) Have Lewis fully educated by experts in many fields
(d) Show Lewis how to calculate latitude and longitude
Short Answer Questions
1. The Captains inadvertently caused trouble by giving the three Indian chiefs
2. One of Lewis' most prized possessions was his
3. Winter at Fort Mandan was
4. Lewis planned ahead for meetings with Native Americans by bringing
5. Andre Michaux was selected to lead an expedition west until Jefferson discovered that
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