Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Susan Campbell Bartoletti
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 81 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Susan Campbell Bartoletti
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 81 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1690, Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Irish at which river?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Boyne.
(d) Danube.

2. In what year did the famine strike?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1845.

3. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?
(a) Vegetable.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Grain.
(d) Protein.

4. What/who did the workhouses support?
(a) Women and children.
(b) Destitute people.
(c) Potato crops.
(d) Farm laborers.

5. Who had the highest status at the time?
(a) Landlords.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Large farmers.
(d) Laborers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?

2. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?

3. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?

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

5. The author writes about which county?

(see the answer key)

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