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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did not pay for the upkeep on the workhouses?
(a) Large farmers.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Middling farmers.

3. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?
(a) High taxes.
(b) Land system.
(c) Famine.
(d) Poor governance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the National School System established?

2. During which month was the second crop harvested?

3. Where was the crop stored?

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

5. During which month was the first crop harvested?

(see the answer key)

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