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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Brazil.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

2. According to the book, which of the following was not imported or exported?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Grain.
(c) Water.
(d) Corn.

3. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?
(a) Ice.
(b) Water.
(c) Clay.
(d) Pesticide.

4. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?
(a) Thatch.
(b) Logs.
(c) Stone.
(d) Clay.

5. How many children did the farmer have helping out in the fields?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

6. The author writes about which county?
(a) Cork.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Killarney.
(d) Kent.

7. The imported corn could feed how many people?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 300,000.

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

9. What was deposited due to wind and rain?
(a) Mud.
(b) Spores.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Locusts.

10. What job would be likely for one of the workers?
(a) Teaching day school.
(b) Crushing stone.
(c) Burning ruined crops.
(d) Building bridges.

11. At what location did laborers gather to complain about lack of wages?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Galway.
(c) Innisbrook.
(d) Skibberdeen.

12. Trevelyan decided that the Irish could be saved via which food?
(a) Rye.
(b) Bread.
(c) Soup.
(d) Millet.

13. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) October.
(d) May.

14. Where was the crop stored?
(a) In a smokehouse.
(b) In a cellar.
(c) In a warehouse.
(d) In a pit.

15. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
(a) Gallagher.
(b) Trent.
(c) Rossa.
(d) Donovan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?

2. In what year did the famine strike?

3. Who replaced Peel as Prime Minister?

4. People were required to present which item to receive food?

5. During which month was the first crop harvested?

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