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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Grasshopper Year.
(b) The Dead Corn.
(c) The Boll Weevil Year.
(d) The Silent Wheat.

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

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

4. From which of the following did teachers teach in frontier schools?
(a) Their own lessons.
(b) University books.
(c) Magazines.
(d) The Bible.

5. The first schoolhouses usually had nothing more than a stove and a __________________.
(a) Bookshelf.
(b) Chair.
(c) Small slate blackboard.
(d) Window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Towns on the frontier had a(n) ______________ quality.

2. Which of the following describes how Native Americans were viewed by the settlers?

3. What was one of the most serious crimes on the frontier?

4. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?

5. Which of the following could cripple the settlers during the winter?

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