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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?
(a) Water.
(b) Trees.
(c) Rich soil.
(d) Sod.

3. Which of the following was a type of house built by the new Kansas settlers?
(a) Stone house.
(b) Stucco house.
(c) Brick house.
(d) Log cabin.

4. Prairie life made the woman ____________ her husband.
(a) Complain about.
(b) In awe of.
(c) Equal to.
(d) Subservient to.

5. Corn farmers usually raised a small amount of livestock for food including hogs and ___________.
(a) Chickens.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?

2. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?

3. What act was passed which opened up Kansas to settlement?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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