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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prairie life made the woman ____________ her husband.
(a) Equal to.
(b) Subservient to.
(c) Complain about.
(d) In awe of.

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

3. To what city had the Kansas Pacific Railroad reached by 1870?
(a) Bozeman.
(b) Denver.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Provo.

4. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?
(a) Poor diet
(b) Injuries.
(c) No pre-natal care.
(d) Bad genes.

5. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1820.

Short Answer Questions

1. The disappearance of _______________ made the Native American visits less friendly.

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

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

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

5. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?

(see the answer key)

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