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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the National School System established?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1814.
(c) 1831.
(d) 1838.

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

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

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

5. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?
(a) Political.
(b) Criminal investigation.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Scientific.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the famine strike?

2. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?

3. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?

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

5. How long would the imported corn supply last?

(see the answer key)

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