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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some "criminals" were transported to what location?
(a) Britain.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) United States.

2. What often happened to people not accepted in the workhouses?
(a) Moved to Britain.
(b) Turned to crime.
(c) Disappeared.
(d) Were arrested.

3. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1838.

4. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?
(a) Serf.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Laborer.
(d) Landowner.

5. Who was Nicholas Cummins?
(a) Irish Prime Minister.
(b) Secretary of Labor.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Head of Irish Treasury.

Short Answer Questions

1. People were required to present which item to receive food?

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

3. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?

4. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?

5. What is Pythopthora infestans?

(see the answer key)

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