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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 and Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who planned and directed a cattle drive?
(a) Government.
(b) Sheriff.
(c) Rancher.
(d) Trail boss.

5. One way that families made money to fund a church was __________________.
(a) To sell raffle tickets.
(b) To sell Bibles.
(c) To hold a bake sale.
(d) To sell encyclopedias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?

2. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?

3. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?

4. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?

5. Where was a good place for a man to find a good woman?

(see the answer key)

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