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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Picnics.
(c) Horse races.
(d) Ice cream socials.

2. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Cow dung.
(d) Electricity.

3. Native Americans did not regard land as _______________________.
(a) Their own.
(b) Eternal.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Property to be parceled and sold.

4. How did Santa enter the homes of prairie families on Christmas Eve?
(a) The chimney.
(b) The door.
(c) The window.
(d) An opening in the roof.

5. General stores also served as _____________.
(a) Saloons.
(b) Whorehouses.
(c) Post offices.
(d) Blacksmith shops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

3. The western plains Indians were usually _______________.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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