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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37 Last Voyage September 3 - October 11, 1809.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by
(a) Making sketches of them
(b) Pinning them to the boat's deck
(c) Commanding Seaman to kill them
(d) Killing them

2. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are
(a) Related by marriage
(b) Acquainted but not familiar
(c) Very close friends
(d) Distant rivals

3. Although successful in his public life, Lewis failed to
(a) Keep friends for any length of time
(b) Find a marital relationship
(c) Communicate with his family
(d) Be a good brother and son

4. Clark noted that he was concerned that the expedition had insufficient
(a) Food to feed their large crew for many months
(b) Supplies to deal with the multitude of Indians they will meet
(c) Credit enough to puchase what they needed
(d) Arms and ammunition to make the journey safely

5. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would have to carry their boats overland
(b) They would be coming into a local port soon
(c) They would have an easy ride down the rapids
(d) They would be climbing miles of cliffs

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Lewis has his doubts about Jefferson's hope to

2. Jefferson did not send a Navy vessel to retrieve the expedition because

3. Lewis and Clark wanted Indian chiefs to go to Washington so they could

4. The strange gunshot-type noise that came regularly from the northwest

5. Among his peers, Lewis is considered

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