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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hundreds of ______________ Indians were slaughtered by the U.S. government in 1864.
(a) Lakota.
(b) Cheyenne.
(c) Wyandot.
(d) Sioux.

2. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.
(a) Give inoculations.
(b) Dress the dead for burial.
(c) Dispense pills.
(d) Stitch cuts.

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

4. Which of the following diseases was common among the Kansas settlers?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Measles.

5. What was a constant worry on the prairie?
(a) Sunburn.
(b) Wind.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?

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

3. The eastern and central plains Indians were usually _______________.

4. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?

5. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?

(see the answer key)

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