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

2. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?
(a) Crops.
(b) Cows.
(c) Dust.
(d) Horses.

3. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Indians.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the nickname for sod blocks?

3. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

4. What was a constant worry on the prairie?

5. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?

(see the answer key)

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