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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was often cooked with cabbage leaves?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Blood.
(c) Leeks.
(d) Lamb.

3. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) June.

4. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?
(a) Logs.
(b) Clay.
(c) Thatch.
(d) Stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the flowers on a potato plant?

2. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?

3. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?

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

5. What was considered to be a primary dietary staple?

(see the answer key)

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