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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. Why did streams run brown in Kansas in 1874?
(a) Mud slides.
(b) Grasshopper excrement.
(c) Drought.
(d) Indian wars.

2. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.
(a) Indians.
(b) Prairie dogs.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Bears.

3. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Cows.
(b) Horses.
(c) Mules.
(d) Oxen.

4. Why did prairie women tend to do more typically male jobs than before?
(a) To get the homestead started faster.
(b) Shortage of labor.
(c) Their husbands died early.
(d) They signed a contract.

5. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Wheat and soybeans.
(b) Wheat and corn.
(c) Potatoes and corn.
(d) Rye and corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?

2. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?

3. What disease was particularly devastating for young children on the prairie?

4. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?

5. Which of the following occurred in the Kansas Drought of 1860?

(see the answer key)

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