
The Pony Express
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which happened first?
Settlers rushed to California to find gold.
The Pony Express was started.
The train line to California was finished.
The first telegraph line to California was finished.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which best explains why Pony Express riders had to weigh less than 125 pounds?
Heavier men were more expensive.
Horses were scared of heavier men.
Heavier men scared customers.
Horses could move quicker with lighter men.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How fast could the Pony Express take a letter from California to Missouri?
twenty days
24 hours
ten days
one month
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were the Pony Express stations about ten miles apart?
This was about as far as a man could walk in a single day.
This was as far as a man could ride on a horse in a day.
This was so the riders wouldn't get so lonely at night.
This was as far as a horse could run without getting tired.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which was probably not a requirement to be a rider for the Pony Express?
You had to be light.
You had to be able to read and write.
You had to be an expert horse rider.
You had to be brave in the face of danger.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which best describes that main idea of the fifth paragraph?
It is about how many Pony Express stations there were.
It is about how the Pony Express carried mail so quickly.
It is about how the Pony Express riders slept in the stations.
It is about how far the Pony Express riders would go in a day.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these ended the Pony Express?
The telegraph
Wars with Native Americans
The Civil War
The train line
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