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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author writes about which county?
(a) Cork.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Killarney.
(d) Kent.

3. In 1690, Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Irish at which river?
(a) Boyne.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Danube.

4. What/who did the workhouses support?
(a) Destitute people.
(b) Potato crops.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Farm laborers.

5. What was considered to be a primary dietary staple?
(a) Flour.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Potato.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was James Mahony?

2. Where did many of the landlords live?

3. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?

4. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?

5. What system was designed to help workers earn money?

(see the answer key)

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