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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. Which of the following male tasks did prairie women take on?
(a) Planting.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Business meetings.
(d) Buying seed.

2. For how long did the Kansas Drought of 1860 last?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. Which of the following was a drawback to a dugout dwelling?
(a) Insect.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Heat.
(d) Dirt.

4. What was Kansas known as prior to the middle of the 19th century?
(a) The Great American Desert.
(b) The Middle of Nowhere.
(c) Halfway to Heaven.
(d) God's Country.

5. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?
(a) Kansas Pacific Railroad.
(b) B&O Railroad.
(c) Norfolk Southern Railroad.
(d) Union Pacific Railroad.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was known to batter crops during the summer months?

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

5. What was the nickname for sod blocks?

(see the answer key)

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