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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who planned and directed a cattle drive?
(a) Sheriff.
(b) Trail boss.
(c) Government.
(d) Rancher.

2. The western plains Indians were usually _______________.
(a) Farmers.
(b) Warlike.
(c) Peacemakers.
(d) Friendly.

3. What did prairie families look forward to?
(a) Social visits.
(b) Barn raising.
(c) Church services.
(d) Quilting bees.

4. People of which nationality immigrated to settle in Kansas?
(a) Polish.
(b) Italian.
(c) Austrian.
(d) Swedish.

5. Which of the following diseases was common among the Kansas settlers?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Cholera.
(d) Measles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a General Store grew, it divided into separate departments that could include ______________.

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

3. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

4. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?

5. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?

(see the answer key)

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