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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the most notorious leader of the guerilla warfare Confederates?
(a) Wade Stewart.
(b) William J. Lawrence.
(c) William C. Quantrill.
(d) Wallace E. Beauregard.

2. With what did the settlers beat back fires from their houses?
(a) Water.
(b) Wet coats.
(c) Sod.
(d) Sand.

3. In what year did Kansas women win the federal right to vote?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1912.

4. What was an issue of constant tension in Kansas from its very beginning?
(a) Education.
(b) Religion.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Prohibition.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were men not attracted to frontier teaching positions?

2. Why did circuit riding become popular among frontier preachers?

3. For what is Carry Nation best known?

4. What was the minimum acreage of dedicated township to establish a town?

5. How many English people were attracted to settle in Victoria?

(see the answer key)

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