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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Many times the prairie could be a/an ____________ place.
(a) Lonely.
(b) Forbidding.
(c) Fascinating.
(d) Exhilirating.

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

4. Why did prairie women tend to do more typically male jobs than before?
(a) To get the homestead started faster.
(b) Shortage of labor.
(c) Their husbands died early.
(d) They signed a contract.

5. What was the most-celebrated holiday among prairie families?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

7. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Bugle blast.
(c) Cannon blast.
(d) Rifle shots.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where would a typical dance be held on the prairie?
(a) Meadow.
(b) General store.
(c) Barn.
(d) Town hall.

14. Which of the following was a type of house built by the new Kansas settlers?
(a) Log cabin.
(b) Stone house.
(c) Brick house.
(d) Stucco house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname for sod blocks?

2. The disappearance of _______________ made the Native American visits less friendly.

3. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?

4. Corn farmers usually raised a small amount of livestock for food including hogs and ___________.

5. Branches were often whittled into dolls and _____________ for children's toys.

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