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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?
(a) Stagecoach.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Covered wagon.

3. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?
(a) Plot maps.
(b) Water witching.
(c) Indian signs.
(d) Prayer.

4. In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1854.

5. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?
(a) Trees.
(b) Rich soil.
(c) Sod.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What act was passed which opened up Kansas to settlement?

3. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?

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

5. What was the nickname for sod blocks?

(see the answer key)

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