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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?
(a) Days.
(b) Hours.
(c) Minutes.
(d) Weeks.

2. Men often walked many miles to find what object?
(a) Cow.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) Bread.

3. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?
(a) Act of Union.
(b) Magna Carta.
(c) Irish Penal Law.
(d) Treaty of London.

4. Who was Nicholas Cummins?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Secretary of Labor.
(c) Irish Prime Minister.
(d) Head of Irish Treasury.

5. Which of the following was not a common ailment among the starving Irish?
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Malnourishment.
(d) Diarrhea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the young man's offense?

2. Who was named as the new head of the British Treasury?

3. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?

4. What happened to the man that stole the food?

5. Which item was chained to the table at the kitchen?

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