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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Brown.
(c) Peel.
(d) Rossa.

2. How many days per year did the average farmer work to pay the landlord?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 150.
(d) 120.

3. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?
(a) 6 million.
(b) 4.5 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 8 million.

4. What was the farmer's secondary crop?
(a) Barley.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Potatoes.

5. What system was designed to help workers earn money?
(a) Day Labor Camps.
(b) Welfare.
(c) Industrial Labor.
(d) Public Works.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the imported corn supply last?

2. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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