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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Soy beans.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Wheat.

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

5. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?
(a) Fertile soil
(b) No neighbors.
(c) Meadows.
(d) Good neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a popular and relatively comfortable mode of transportation to reach Kansas?

2. What was Kansas known as prior to the middle of the 19th century?

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

4. What was the nickname for sod blocks?

5. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?

(see the answer key)

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