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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced Peel as Prime Minister?
(a) Trevelyan.
(b) Russell.
(c) O'Riordan.
(d) Rossa.

2. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?
(a) Agricultural.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Political.
(d) Criminal investigation.

3. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 5/7.
(c) 3/8.
(d) 1/2.

4. How long would the imported corn supply last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 months.

5. What disease was spread by lice?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Arrhythmia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?

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

3. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?

4. Who had the highest status at the time?

5. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?

(see the answer key)

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