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

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

3. Which of the following diseases was common among the Kansas settlers?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Measles.

4. Why were times of illness, pregnancy and childbirth especially frightful times for prairie women?
(a) The doctors would not make house calls.
(b) They were a long way from any medical help.
(c) They were a long way from their families.
(d) There were no midwives.

5. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?
(a) Mink.
(b) Buffalo skins.
(c) Cowhide.
(d) Wolf skins.

Short Answer Questions

1. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.

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

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

4. To what city had the Kansas Pacific Railroad reached by 1870?

5. In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

(see the answer key)

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