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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Dry rot.
(d) Punishment from God.

2. Who had the highest status at the time?
(a) Large farmers.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Landlords.

3. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
(a) Donovan.
(b) Trent.
(c) Gallagher.
(d) Rossa.

4. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?
(a) Logs.
(b) Stone.
(c) Clay.
(d) Thatch.

5. The author writes about which county?
(a) Cork.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Killarney.
(d) Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pythopthora infestans?

2. What job would be likely for one of the workers?

3. What was the farmer's secondary crop?

4. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?

5. The crops were plagued by what?

(see the answer key)

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