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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 did the famine strike?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1845.

2. What/who did the workhouses support?
(a) Farm laborers.
(b) Potato crops.
(c) Destitute people.
(d) Women and children.

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

4. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?
(a) Attending weddings.
(b) Going to the market.
(c) Going to mass.
(d) Going to the doctor.

5. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?
(a) Weather.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Satan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?

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

3. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?

4. The crops were plagued by what?

5. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?

(see the answer key)

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