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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Men often walked many miles to find what object?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Corn.
(c) Cow.
(d) Bread.

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

3. Which of the following is not listed as a forgotten tradition?
(a) Wakes.
(b) Burials.
(c) Welcoming strangers.
(d) Sunday meals.

4. What system was designed to help workers earn money?
(a) Public Works.
(b) Day Labor Camps.
(c) Industrial Labor.
(d) Welfare.

5. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?
(a) Famine.
(b) High taxes.
(c) Land system.
(d) Poor governance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job would be likely for one of the workers?

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

3. Which government program/act was terminated?

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

5. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?

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