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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the main musician at prairie dances?
(a) Pianist.
(b) Drummer.
(c) Fiddler.
(d) Banjo player.

2. What was the nickname for sod blocks?
(a) Prairie marble.
(b) Grass bricks.
(c) Grass stacks.
(d) Prairie manna.

3. Which of the following would occur on the Fourth of July?
(a) Sack races.
(b) Court.
(c) Concerts.
(d) Church service.

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

5. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Wheat and corn.
(b) Wheat and soybeans.
(c) Rye and corn.
(d) Potatoes and corn.

6. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?
(a) Mend.
(b) Plant.
(c) Make potions.
(d) Harvest.

7. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Dead Corn.
(b) The Silent Wheat.
(c) The Boll Weevil Year.
(d) The Grasshopper Year.

8. Who was the Cheyenne chief who led his warriors on a killing spree through Kansas?
(a) Chief Dull Knife.
(b) Chief Geronimo.
(c) Chief Lame Deer.
(d) Chief Sitting Bull.

9. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Mules.
(b) Horses.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Cows.

10. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?
(a) Covered wagon.
(b) Stagecoach.
(c) Train.
(d) Boat.

11. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?
(a) Norfolk Southern Railroad.
(b) Kansas Pacific Railroad.
(c) Union Pacific Railroad.
(d) B&O Railroad.

12. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Write letters.
(c) Visit the banker.
(d) Make guns.

13. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

14. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Soybeans.

15. As the U.S. economy and population grew, _______________ were increasingly pushed west.
(a) Negroes.
(b) Homestead boundaries.
(c) Asians.
(d) Native Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?

2. Which of the following was a drawback to a dugout dwelling?

3. The eastern and central plains Indians were usually _______________.

4. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?

5. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?

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