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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1821.
(d) 1838.

2. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?
(a) Water.
(b) Ice.
(c) Clay.
(d) Pesticide.

3. In 1690, Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Irish at which river?
(a) Boyne.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Danube.
(d) Fergus.

4. How often did farmers pay the rent?
(a) Annually.
(b) Bi-annually.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Bi-monthly.

5. The crops were plagued by what?
(a) Poachers.
(b) Overexposure.
(c) Heavy rains.
(d) Blight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres were planted?

2. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?

3. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?

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

5. Who did not pay for the upkeep on the workhouses?

(see the answer key)

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