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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. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?
(a) Dust.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cows.
(d) Crops.

2. Many settlers found strength in ____________ when hardships came their way.
(a) Each other.
(b) God.
(c) The government.
(d) Themselves.

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

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

5. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?
(a) 160 acres.
(b) 50 acres.
(c) 100 acres.
(d) 30 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?

2. Which of the following occurred in the Kansas Drought of 1860?

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

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

5. Why did streams run brown in Kansas in 1874?

(see the answer key)

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