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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) Rossa.
(d) Peel.

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

3. During which month was the first crop harvested?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) October.

4. About one-third of the Irish held what occupation?
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Sheep herder.
(c) Transportation worker.
(d) Farmer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Men often walked many miles to find what object?

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

3. What was the primary source of income for most large farms?

4. Most of Ireland's economy was based on what?

5. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?

(see the answer key)

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