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

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

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

4. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?
(a) No neighbors.
(b) Fertile soil
(c) Good neighbors.
(d) Meadows.

5. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?
(a) Train.
(b) Covered wagon.
(c) Stagecoach.
(d) Boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?

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

4. What was a popular and relatively comfortable mode of transportation to reach Kansas?

5. Why were times of illness, pregnancy and childbirth especially frightful times for prairie women?

(see the answer key)

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