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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what city had the Kansas Pacific Railroad reached by 1870?
(a) Provo.
(b) Bozeman.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Denver.

3. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?
(a) Rifle shots.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Bugle blast.
(d) Cannon blast.

4. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?
(a) Bad genes.
(b) No pre-natal care.
(c) Poor diet
(d) Injuries.

5. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?
(a) Scouting.
(b) Shearing sheep.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The disappearance of _______________ made the Native American visits less friendly.

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

4. Which of the following describes how Native Americans were viewed by the settlers?

5. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?

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