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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Carry Nation's rallying cry as she wrecked saloons?
(a) "Smashing bottles, saving souls."
(b) "Another victory over demon rum."
(c) "Be gone, demon rum."
(d) "Smash, women, smash."

2. To what city had the Kansas Pacific Railroad reached by 1870?
(a) Provo.
(b) Bozeman.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Denver.

3. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.
(a) Give inoculations.
(b) Dispense pills.
(c) Dress the dead for burial.
(d) Stitch cuts.

4. In what year did Kansas decide to become a state?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1899.

5. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.
(a) Bushes.
(b) Large rocks.
(c) Tumbleweed.
(d) Grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?

2. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?

3. Kansas was predominantly ______________ at this time.

4. Why were meat supplies low in the East?

5. What movement did Kansas participate in to help runaway slaves?

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