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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. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Mules.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cows.

2. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Dead Corn.
(b) The Silent Wheat.
(c) The Boll Weevil Year.
(d) The Grasshopper Year.

3. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 15 miles.

4. Which of the following could cripple the settlers during the winter?
(a) Leaks in sod houses.
(b) No firewood.
(c) No food.
(d) Bitter cold.

5. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?
(a) Monsoons.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Tsunamis.
(d) Hurricanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?

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

3. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.

4. What was a constant worry on the prairie?

5. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?

(see the answer key)

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