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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the flowers on a potato plant?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

2. The imported corn could feed how many people?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 100,000.

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

4. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?
(a) Leprechauns.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Elves.

5. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?
(a) Short.
(b) Round.
(c) Broad.
(d) Prickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the imported corn supply last?

2. What is Pythopthora infestans?

3. Which government program/act was terminated?

4. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?

5. Which of the following is not listed as a cause of death?

(see the answer key)

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