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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?
(a) Peel.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Rossa.
(d) Brown.

2. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?
(a) Elves.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Leprechauns.
(d) Fairies.

3. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Metal.
(c) Wood.
(d) Wicker.

4. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?
(a) Short.
(b) Broad.
(c) Round.
(d) Prickly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job would be likely for one of the workers?

2. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:

3. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?

4. How long would the imported corn supply last?

5. Where did many of the landlords live?

(see the answer key)

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