Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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 test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?

2. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

3. How many days per year did the average farmer work to pay the landlord?

4. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?

5. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Although some farmers were concerned, many others were not. What was the prediction regarding the crops?

2. New diseases began to plague the people. Describe the new illnesses and how they spread.

3. The author states that the potato famine had little to do with the shortage of food. What was the real issue? The real issue was that people were being denied access to available food, through the stubbornness of the British to import corn and the skyrocketing prices and almost non-existent wages being paid to laborers. After the majority of the crops were destroyed, Prime Minister Russell finally decided to take action. What was the action?

4. Describe how the blight arrived in Ireland and infected the crops.

5. What were the weather conditions like in the spring?

6. What was the cause of the increased expenses for the landlords?

7. How did Peel attempt to get the Corn Laws repealed?

8. How did the British deal with the uprising by the revolutionaries?

9. Name at least two causes for the poverty in Ireland in the mid-1800s.

10. How did the media intervene in the Brits treatment of the Irish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the climate in Ireland. How does the weather affect the crops? What crops can be successfully planted and harvested? Which are the most valuable? Which crops might have saved the Irish from starvation? Where would the crops be sold? To whom would the crops be sold?

Essay Topic 2

The author notes that the Irish were by no means rich even before the famine hit. Explain how the Irish lived before the famine. Include religion, education, and social activities as well as work. Also list what a common meal might consist of at a typical Irish dinner table.

Essay Topic 3

Explain blight and how it affected the potato crops in Ireland from 1845-1850. Discuss how the blight started, what caused it, and what actions were taken to prevent it and cure it. Also recount the effectiveness of the possible solutions.

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