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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the harvest was lost in 1846?
(a) 3/5.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

2. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?
(a) Magna Carta.
(b) Irish Penal Law.
(c) Treaty of London.
(d) Act of Union.

3. In what county was the town?
(a) Claire.
(b) Galway.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Waterford.

4. What often happened to people not accepted in the workhouses?
(a) Turned to crime.
(b) Were arrested.
(c) Disappeared.
(d) Moved to Britain.

5. What was the first name of Mrs. O'Donnel?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Sinead.
(c) Sioban.
(d) Belinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?

2. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:

3. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?

4. What happened to the man that stole the food?

5. How often did farmers pay the rent?

(see the answer key)

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