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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?
(a) Good neighbors.
(b) Fertile soil
(c) Meadows.
(d) No neighbors.

2. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?
(a) Union Pacific Railroad.
(b) B&O Railroad.
(c) Kansas Pacific Railroad.
(d) Norfolk Southern Railroad.

3. What was known to batter crops during the summer months?
(a) Bats.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Hailstones.

4. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The garden.
(c) The home.
(d) The laundry room.

5. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Dead Corn.
(b) The Grasshopper Year.
(c) The Boll Weevil Year.
(d) The Silent Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plow was used to turn the earth?

2. Which of the following was a drawback to a dugout dwelling?

3. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?

4. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?

5. What was the weight of the average sod house?

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