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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 laundry room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The garden.

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

3. What disease was particularly devastating for young children on the prairie?
(a) Measles.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Malaria.

4. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Rye and corn.
(b) Wheat and corn.
(c) Wheat and soybeans.
(d) Potatoes and corn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

2. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?

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

4. What was the nickname for sod blocks?

5. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?

(see the answer key)

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