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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:
(a) Punishment from God.
(b) Dry rot.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Fungus.

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

3. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?
(a) Weather.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Satan.
(d) Landlords.

4. What system was designed to help workers earn money?
(a) Day Labor Camps.
(b) Industrial Labor.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Public Works.

5. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?
(a) Act of Union.
(b) Magna Carta.
(c) Irish Penal Law.
(d) Treaty of London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had the highest status at the time?

2. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?

3. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?

4. What is Pythopthora infestans?

5. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?

(see the answer key)

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