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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis and Clark secretly planned to send three men back to St. Louis to deliver
(a) Credit slips
(b) Artifacts
(c) Indian trinkets
(d) Reports

2. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts
(a) Malaria from mosquitoes
(b) Influenza from bad water
(c) Bilious fever from damp nights
(d) Dysentary from spoiled food

3. Why did expectations soar during this phase of the trip?
(a) Trade with Indians seemed promising
(b) Lewis thought there was a water link to the Columbia River
(c) The fur trade busienss was booming
(d) The plains were full of timber

4. Wild game animals were not afraid of the men, perhaps because
(a) They smelled like other naimals
(b) They posed no threat
(c) They had never seen one before
(d) They talked gently to them

5. Among his peers, Lewis is considered
(a) Honest and trustworthy
(b) A bigot
(c) Slightly effeminate
(d) A bit shady

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas Jefferson appoints Meriweather Lewis as

2. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find

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

4. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis oversees the construction of

5. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the Captains' gifts considered insufficient by the Teton Sioux Indians?

2. What was ironic about the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794?

3. Why did the Shoshones hesitate to go with Lewis to meet Clark and help the expedition over the Lemhi River?

4. Is it obvious why Clark's commission stayed that of lieutenant and not captain? How did that affect the two leaders?

5. Why is Sacagawea's presence valuable to the expedition?

6. Did Jefferson see something special in Meriwether Lewis?

7. How did the expedition manage to drag its boats over land?

8. Why was it fortuitous that the group encountered the Nez Perce Indians?

9. What is Lewis' goal in trying to make peace between the Arikaras and the Mandans? Why does he involve himself in their dispute?

10. What caused the expedition's "portage" period to be longer than expected?

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