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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One way that families made money to fund a church was __________________.
(a) To sell encyclopedias.
(b) To sell raffle tickets.
(c) To sell Bibles.
(d) To hold a bake sale.

2. Social events on the prairie centered around supper and _________________.
(a) Races.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Storytelling.

3. Which Kansas county was especially ravaged by the Cheyenne and Sioux tribes in 1868?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Madison.
(c) McKenna.
(d) Mitchell.

4. Native Americans would often come uninvited into the settlers' homes and marvel at plates and __________________.
(a) Pillows.
(b) Chiming clocks.
(c) Tables.
(d) Beds.

5. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?
(a) Candy canes.
(b) Tinsel.
(c) Popcorn.
(d) Lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the U.S. economy and population grew, _______________ were increasingly pushed west.

2. Professional teachers would sometimes supplement their meager income by ______________________.

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

4. Where did frontier families take shelter during Indian raids?

5. What served as a blackboard in a teacher's home?

(see the answer key)

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