Quiz  /  Daily Life on the Farm

  • 1. 
    What natural disaster made farming in the Midwest extra difficult during the Great Depression?

  • Hurricanes
  • Floods
  • Drought
  • Tornadoes

  • 2. 
    What did people living on the farm do for entertainment?

  • Go to dances
  • All of the above
  • Listen to the radio
  • Play Baseball

  • 3. 
    What state did many Midwest farmers travel to in order to find work?

  • California
  • New York
  • Georgia
  • Florida

  • 4. 
    What type of storms were caused by lack of rain in the Midwest?

  • Wind
  • Lightning
  • Thunder
  • Dust

  • 5. 
    True or False: Farm kids who attended school did not have to do chores.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    What crop would farmers sometimes burn for heat instead of wood?

  • Cotton
  • Tobacco
  • Apples
  • Corn

  • 7. 
    What two animals that ate crops were mentioned in the article?

  • Deer and squirrels
  • Lions and tigers
  • Grasshoppers and jackrabbits
  • Goats and Llamas

  • 8. 
    What was one advantage to living on the farm versus living in the city?

  • Public transportation
  • Farmers could grow their own food
  • Soup kitchens
  • Lots of restaurants

  • 9. 
    Why were farmers were having a tough time even before the Great Depression?

  • Lack of supply
  • High prices
  • All of the above
  • Plunging prices due to overproduction

  • 10. 
    True or False: Farmers sometimes made clothes from leftover feed sacks.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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