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The Arkansas Journey - Chapter 08-02 (Pages 166-169)  Reading Guide

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

____________ gave improved access to Arkansas’s natural resources.
a.
Steamboats
c.
Paved roads
b.
Railroads
d.
Cars and trucks
 

 2. 

Short line railroads were also known as trunk lines, spur lines, or __________ .
a.
limited lines
c.
gathering lines
b.
timber lines
d.
logging lines.
 

 3. 

By _______, less then 2,000 white-tailed deer remained in the state.
a.
1870
c.
1910
b.
1880
d.
1920
 

 4. 

The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo was a ___________ group established in the timber industry..
a.
paternal
c.
maternal
b.
fraternal
d.
nocturnal
 

 5. 

____________ created two National Forest in Arkansas.
a.
Theodore Roosevelt
c.
U.S. Grant
b.
Woodrow Wilson
d.
Rutherford B. Hayes
 

 6. 

__________ was named the official state rock in 1967.
a.
Gold
c.
Granite
b.
Diamond
d.
Bauxite
 

 7. 

Railroads also helped the _________ industry in Arkansas.
a.
oil
c.
mining
b.
gas
d.
tourist
 

 8. 

_________ was another important mineral mined in parts of Arkansas.
a.
Lead
c.
Iron
b.
Coal
d.
Glass
 

 9. 

The ____________ mine was one of the first mines to locate zinc deposits.
a.
Mid-night
c.
Good Morning
b.
Morning Star
d.
Good Night
 

 10. 

For more then ______ years, people have been digging for diamonds in Arkansas.
a.
25
c.
75
b.
50
d.
100
 



 
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