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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the British refer to the famine?
(a) Pandemic.
(b) Plague.
(c) Epidemic.
(d) Relief.

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

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

4. Which of the following was not funded by the Irish Fever Act?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Whitewashing houses.
(c) Coffins.
(d) Vaccinating children.

5. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?
(a) Attending weddings.
(b) Going to the market.
(c) Going to mass.
(d) Going to the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some "criminals" were transported to what location?

2. What was the direction of the wind during the famine's second year?

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. What color are the flowers on a potato plant?

(see the answer key)

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