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Week 21 Oklahoma Studies Weekly Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two territories became a state on November 16, 1907?

a)

Kansas and Nebraska Territories

b)

Texas and Mexico Territories

c)

Indian and Oklahoma Territories

d)

Arkansas and Florida Territories

2.

Which president delivered the vote for Oklahoma to become a state?

a)

President Theodore Roosevelt

b)

President Abraham Lincoln

c)

President George Washington

d)

President George W. Bush

3.

When did Oklahoma become a state?

a)

November 16, 1908

b)

November 4, 1907

c)

November 16, 1907

d)

November 4, 1908

4.

Which two western territories did Congress try to join together in the same bill to create the state of Oklahoma?

a)

New Mexico and Arizona Territories

b)

Arizona and Oklahoma Territories

c)

Oklahoma and New Mexico Territories

d)

Oklahoma and Indian Territories

5.

Why did people write telegrams to Congress?

a)

They wanted only the Oklahoma Territory to become a state.

b)

They wanted the Oklahoma and Indian Territories to become a state

c)

They did not want any more western states.

d)

They did not want the Indian Territory to become a state.

6.

New Mexico and Arizona become _______

a)

one state

b)

part of Mexico

c)

sates in 1912

d)

very angry about Congress' decision

7.

What is a nickname for oil?

a)

crude oil

b)

fuel

c)

black gold

d)

gas

8.

What was the purpose of the Organic Act?

a)

to help the Oklahoma Territory become a state

b)

to bring settlers to the Oklahoma Territory

c)

to organize the Oklahoma Territory and help govern it

d)

to allow people to move into the Indian Territory

9.

What was something that helped oil become a refined product that could be sold and used?

a)

railroad tracks to Kansas

b)

farmers who gave up their land

c)

land claims by settlers

d)

oil derricks

10.

what is the best way to find new oil wells?

a)

use a devining rod

b)

drill near other oil wells

c)

use giant e-ray machines

d)

pay attention to a person's physical response

11.

Why is it necessary to heat crude oil?

a)

to help get it out of the earth

b)

to increase the supply of oil

c)

to make different types of fuel

d)

to help remove oil from the ground quickly