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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?
(a) Vegetable.
(b) Grain.
(c) Protein.
(d) Fruit.

2. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Metal.
(c) Wicker.
(d) Wood.

3. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?
(a) Minutes.
(b) Days.
(c) Hours.
(d) Weeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?

2. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

3. Men often walked many miles to find what object?

4. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?

5. The imported corn could feed how many people?

(see the answer key)

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