Test 7

Question 0

continued to “sail on” even when his men wanted to turn back

Answer 0

Columbus

Question 1

wanted more “Elbowroom”

Answer 1

Daniel Boone

Question 2

explored from “St. Louis straight to the Pacific”

Answer 2

Lewis and Clark

Question 3

orphaned child who traveled Oregon trail

Answer 3

John Sager

Question 4

was the sole survivor of a shipwreck

Answer 4

Robinson Crusoe

Question 5

Did Jed Smith establish the use of the Oregon Trail, helping the movement of westward migration?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Did Robinson Crusoe sleep in a cave during his first night on the island?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Are the lines “For I live on toasted lizards,/prickly pears, and parrot gizzards,” from “Daniel Boone”?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

“Look What You Did, Christopher!” was written by Daniel Defoe.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The lines “Not a sign they saw that might denote/That a Nation rode in his coonskin coat” are from the poem “The Pioneer.”

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Explain the title of the story “Jed Smith–Man of Quiet Courage.” Give at least two examples of quiet courage shown in this man’s life.

Answer 10

When his friends were killed, Jed Smith prayed in front of his rough companions.
When his trading party was under attack from Indians, Jed Smith volunteered to go for help.
When the Mexican governor of California ordered his party to leave, Jed Smith left without fighting.
Jed Smith was willing to pioneer new ideas. He introduced the idea o using wagons to bring supplies to the West.
He was killed while trying to find water for his caravan of traders.