Pioneers 1
Quiz by Jamie Baumgarten
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
15 questions
Show answers
- Q1Why did the people surrounding Nauvoo dislike the Mormons?All of the aboveTheir religious beliefs were too differentPolitical reasonsThey had a very large community30s
- Q2What was the main reason the Mormon Pioneers moved west to Utah?They wanted to escape the raging mobsAll of the aboveUtah had a better climate in which to liveThere was more fertile land in Utah on which to grow crops30s
- Q3What types of persecution did the pioneers face before they left Nauvoo?They had to eat raw cat, sell all of their animals, and burn all of their booksOther people pointed and laughed at them everywhere they wentAll of their crops died and they left because they had no foodThey were forced out of their homes and attacked by mobs30s
- Q4What was Parley Street?The beginning of the Pioneer trek, also known as the Trail of TearsThe most famous street in Salt Lake ValleyA street in Nauvoo named after George ParleyThe beginning of the Pioneer trek, also known as the Trail of Hope30s
- Q5What is the name of the river that the pioneers crossed during their trek westward?Platte RiverAll of the aboveMississippi RiverMissouri River30s
- Q6What was place the pioneers stayed for several months as they crossed the plains?Fort LaramieSutter's FortNone of theseChimney Rock30s
- Q7What problem did the pioneers not face as they made the journey westward?Pesky insectsGood leadershipAccidentsCrossing the river30s
- Q8What did the pioneers do for entertainment along the trail?All of the aboveDanceTell storiesSing30s
- Q9Which of the following illnesses were not a problem to the pioneers?CholeraInfection from woundRocky Mountain FeverYellow fever30s
- Q10How many people were in the advanced group?52759 families14816 families30s
- Q11Why did the pioneers stay so long in one place in the middle of their journey?They realized they were lost and were thinking about turning backThey needed time to rest and stock up on food and suppliesIt was so beautiful there that they didn’t want to leaveThey ran into Native American tribes and were trying to make a treaty30s
- Q12Who was the leader and colonizer for the Mormon Pioneers?None of theseOrson PrattPorter RockwellBrigham Young30s
- Q13What was the date the pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley?July 4, 1847July 24, 1849July 24, 1847July 4, 184930s
- Q14What the pioneers do when they reached the Salt Lake Valley?All of the aboveBuilt homesHunted and fishedPlanted crops30s
- Q15When insects began to devour pioneers’ crops, why didn’t they starve?Seagulls came and ate the insectsThey planted new cropsLizards came and ate the insectsThey moved to another part of Utah30s