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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What act was passed which opened up Kansas to settlement?
(a) Kansas Settlement Act.
(b) Kansas Land Act.
(c) Kansas-Nebraska Act.
(d) Kansas Title Act.

3. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?
(a) Soy beans.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Wheat.

4. What was a popular and relatively comfortable mode of transportation to reach Kansas?
(a) Covered wagon.
(b) Boat.
(c) Stage coach.
(d) Train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.

2. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?

3. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?

4. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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