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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not in great need by Young Ireland?
(a) Members.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Munitions.
(d) Organization.

2. Many farmers believed that the blight could not survive what?
(a) God's grace.
(b) Winter.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) Heat.

3. Where was the crop stored?
(a) In a warehouse.
(b) In a pit.
(c) In a smokehouse.
(d) In a cellar.

4. What was the direction of the wind during the famine's second year?
(a) Southeast to Northwest.
(b) Northeast to Southeast.
(c) North to south.
(d) East to west.

5. Trevelyan decided that the Irish could be saved via which food?
(a) Millet.
(b) Bread.
(c) Soup.
(d) Rye.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people did a landlord evict in one night?

2. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?

3. How many days per year did the average farmer work to pay the landlord?

4. The Irish considered a wooden coffin to be the minimum requirement for the dead to maintain their:

5. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

(see the answer key)

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