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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?
(a) Boat.
(b) Train.
(c) Covered wagon.
(d) Stagecoach.

2. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?
(a) Rich soil.
(b) Water.
(c) Trees.
(d) Sod.

3. What was the nickname for sod blocks?
(a) Prairie manna.
(b) Grass stacks.
(c) Prairie marble.
(d) Grass bricks.

4. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

5. What act was passed which opened up Kansas to settlement?
(a) Kansas Title Act.
(b) Kansas Land Act.
(c) Kansas Settlement Act.
(d) Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?

2. What was Kansas known as prior to the middle of the 19th century?

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

4. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

5. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?

(see the answer key)

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