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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was known to spread quickly on the ships?

2. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the British?

3. Corpses were routinely found by which of these groups?

4. What other crop was destroyed?

5. What were created to simulate traditional burial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why the Irish did not know the condition of the potato crops until the harvest. What might have been a hint that something was wrong with the crop? What kind of symptoms can be seen before blight fully takes over? What is the cure for blight? How did the farmers keep from contaminating future crops?

Essay Topic 2

By today's standards, the British government broke many moral and ethical laws. Rewrite the governmental reaction to the Irish Potato Famine if it were to take place today. What would be different? How would the United States participate in providing aid? Would the British government be more or less likely to give in to pressure from outside influences in a modern setting?

Essay Topic 3

A great deal was written about the Irish unions and the way the handled the famine and ensuing devastation. Explain the concept of the union and what its actions were before, during and after the famine.

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