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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.
(a) The home.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The garden.
(d) The laundry room.

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

3. What kind of plow was used to turn the earth?
(a) Sod buster plow.
(b) Breaking plow.
(c) Garden plow.
(d) Earth mover plow.

4. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.
(a) Tumbleweed.
(b) Grass.
(c) Bushes.
(d) Large rocks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?

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

3. Which of the following was a type of house built by the new Kansas settlers?

4. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?

5. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?

(see the answer key)

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