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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The imported corn could feed how many people?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 300,000.

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

3. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?
(a) Children.
(b) Landlords.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Tenants.

4. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?
(a) England.
(b) Brazil.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Wales.

5. Men often walked many miles to find what object?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Cow.
(c) Bread.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the imported corn supply last?

2. In what year did the famine strike?

3. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?

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

5. What is Pythopthora infestans?

(see the answer key)

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