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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) Oxen.
(b) Horses.
(c) Mules.
(d) Cows.

2. Which of the following was a drawback to a dugout dwelling?
(a) Insect.
(b) Heat.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Blizzards.

3. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Prairie dogs.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Grasshoppers.

4. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?
(a) A pond.
(b) A well.
(c) A kettle.
(d) A stream.

5. What was the weight of the average sod house?
(a) 5 tons.
(b) 10 tons.
(c) 2 tons.
(d) 90 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?

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

3. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?

4. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?

5. Which of the following male tasks did prairie women take on?

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