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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an effort to survive, some people abandoned which way of life?
(a) Agrarianism.
(b) Celibacy.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Nationalism.

2. What would people use to steal from farms?
(a) Long sticks.
(b) Trained dogs.
(c) Small children.
(d) Guns.

3. How many people were allowed into the kitchen area at one time?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

4. Corpses were sewn into what objects?
(a) Flour sacks.
(b) Shrouds.
(c) Sleeping bags.
(d) Pouches.

5. For the Irish, packing belongings was what kind of task?
(a) Soothing.
(b) Simple.
(c) Laborious.
(d) Difficult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?

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

3. How many days in jail might one spend for trespassing?

4. What type of food was stolen from an untended pot?

5. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?

(see the answer key)

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