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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 caught an illness from
(a) Martha Randolph
(b) Captain Clark
(c) Jefferson's butler
(d) His son-in-law

2. Lewis' first attempt at suicide was
(a) A misfire
(b) A false alarm
(c) A call for help
(d) Unsuccessful

3. The Spanish were concerned that because of Lewis & Clark's expedition,
(a) Americans would begin sailing to Spain
(b) They would lose their fur trading monopoly
(c) They would lose control of their gold and silver mining
(d) They would be forced into making a deal with the US

4. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would
(a) Be moving to Canada to avoid taxes
(b) Settle the west coast
(c) Easily make the journey across the continent
(d) Be the biggest fur traders on earth

5. While Lewis worked on his drawings and descriptions of plants and animals, Clark worked on
(a) The rules for the fort
(b) His instructions for the men
(c) Getting the men well
(d) His map of the country

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as

2. Lewis tried to spin the bad news that

3. During the winter of 1807-1808, for eight months Meriwether Lewis

4. Lewis wrongly let the Blackfoot warriors know that

5. Lewis found it difficult, at the end, to

Short Essay Questions

1. The author speculates, in addition to other possibilities, that Lewis had a combination of malaria, manic-depression psychosis, alcoholism or some other physical ailments. Discuss what may have sent Lewis into depression at this point in his life.

2. In what area does the author feel Lewis' greatest talents had lain?

3. Why did the Captains make the dangerous decision to divide the men into five groups?

4. What was Lewis' biggest failure?

5. Did Lewis' celebrity go to his head?

6. In what way was Lewis being overly confident when crossing the Lolo trail?

7. Discuss Meriwether Lewis' response to the fact that some of his soldiers were planning to publish their own journals of the expedition.

8. Describe Lewis' desperate act in the spring of 1806.

9. What mistake did Lewis make with the Blackfoot Indians with whom he was trying to make a deal?

10. Was it justifiable for Lewis to turn his publishing project into such a huge and complex undertaking?

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