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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had the highest status at the time?
(a) Large farmers.
(b) Landlords.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Merchants.

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

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

4. To whom did the Prime Minister go to for help?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) House of Commons.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) House of Lords.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:

3. The author writes about which county?

4. How many days per year did the average farmer work to pay the landlord?

5. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?

(see the answer key)

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