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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Satan.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Weather.

2. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:
(a) Dry rot.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Punishment from God.

3. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 3/8.
(d) 5/7.

4. What was not a typical cash crop for farmers?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Oats.
(d) Barley.

5. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1853.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the National School System established?

2. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?

3. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?

4. What system was designed to help workers earn money?

5. The crops were plagued by what?

(see the answer key)

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