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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pythopthora infestans?
(a) Parasite.
(b) Snake.
(c) Small village.
(d) Fungus.

2. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?
(a) Knights Templar.
(b) Quakers.
(c) Tories.
(d) Congregationalists.

3. What job would be likely for one of the workers?
(a) Burning ruined crops.
(b) Building bridges.
(c) Crushing stone.
(d) Teaching day school.

4. According to the book, which of the following was not imported or exported?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Corn.
(c) Water.
(d) Grain.

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 doctor.
(c) Going to the market.
(d) Going to mass.

Short Answer Questions

1. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?

2. To whom did the Prime Minister go to for help?

3. What attacked the corpses out in the open?

4. Trevelyan decided that the Irish could be saved via which food?

5. What often happened to people not accepted in the workhouses?

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