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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During which month was the second crop harvested?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) October.

2. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?
(a) Clay.
(b) Ice.
(c) Pesticide.
(d) Water.

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

4. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:
(a) Grow soybeans.
(b) Destroy the blight seed.
(c) Rotate crops.
(d) Salvage potatoes.

5. To whom did the Prime Minister go to for help?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Queen Victoria.
(c) House of Lords.
(d) House of Commons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was not a typical cash crop for farmers?

2. What is Pythopthora infestans?

3. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?

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

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

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