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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Corn farmers usually raised a small amount of livestock for food including hogs and ___________.
(a) Cows.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Chickens.

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

3. What was the nickname for sod blocks?
(a) Grass stacks.
(b) Prairie marble.
(c) Grass bricks.
(d) Prairie manna.

4. Occasional skirmishes perpetuated the myth of the Native Americans as ________________.
(a) Crafty trackers.
(b) Savages.
(c) Expert sharpshooters.
(d) Skilled weapons makers.

5. As a result of the new railroad as well as the Homestead Act of 1862, Native Americans were pushed into the state of _____________.
(a) Colorado.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Montana.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the weight of the average sod house?

4. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?

5. If a town did not have a schoolhouse, where would the teacher hold class?

(see the answer key)

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