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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job would be likely for one of the workers?
(a) Building bridges.
(b) Burning ruined crops.
(c) Teaching day school.
(d) Crushing stone.

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

3. During which month was the first crop harvested?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) October.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?

2. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?

3. What system was designed to help workers earn money?

4. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:

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

(see the answer key)

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