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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. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Grasshoppers.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Prairie dogs.

2. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Soy beans.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Tobacco.

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

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

5. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?
(a) Low taxes.
(b) Cheap land.
(c) Abundant water.
(d) Fertile soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.

2. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

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

4. Why did prairie women tend to do more typically male jobs than before?

5. Many times the prairie could be a/an ____________ place.

(see the answer key)

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