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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?
(a) Stabilization in the food markets.
(b) Abundant grain crops.
(c) Absence of blight.
(d) Irish selling food on the black market.

2. To whom did the Prime Minister go to for help?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) House of Lords.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) House of Commons.

3. What was often cooked with cabbage leaves?
(a) Leeks.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Blood.

4. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?
(a) Landlords.
(b) Children.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Tenants.

5. How many days in jail might one spend for trespassing?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?

2. What was the young man's offense?

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

4. What time of year was most popular for sailing to America?

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

(see the answer key)

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