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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the weight of the average sod house?
(a) 10 tons.
(b) 5 tons.
(c) 2 tons.
(d) 90 tons.

2. Prairie life made the woman ____________ her husband.
(a) In awe of.
(b) Equal to.
(c) Complain about.
(d) Subservient to.

3. Which of the following male tasks did prairie women take on?
(a) Planting.
(b) Business meetings.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Buying seed.

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

5. Which of the following occurred in the Kansas Drought of 1860?
(a) Prairie fires.
(b) Exodus.
(c) Crippled harvests.
(d) Theft.

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

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

8. How were land concessions negotiated with the Native Americans?
(a) By force.
(b) Military rule.
(c) Treaties.
(d) Contracts.

9. What disease was particularly devastating for young children on the prairie?
(a) Measles.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Scarlet fever.

10. Why were times of illness, pregnancy and childbirth especially frightful times for prairie women?
(a) There were no midwives.
(b) The doctors would not make house calls.
(c) They were a long way from any medical help.
(d) They were a long way from their families.

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

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

13. Which of the following describes how Native Americans were viewed by the settlers?
(a) Fear.
(b) Joy.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Acceptance.

14. Occasional skirmishes perpetuated the myth of the Native Americans as ________________.
(a) Expert sharpshooters.
(b) Savages.
(c) Crafty trackers.
(d) Skilled weapons makers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?

2. Native Americans did not regard land as _______________________.

3. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.

4. Social events on the prairie centered around supper and _________________.

5. Which of the following was a type of house built by the new Kansas settlers?

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