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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many farmers believed that the blight could not survive what?
(a) Winter.
(b) Heat.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) God's grace.

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

3. According to the book, which of the following was not imported or exported?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Water.
(c) Corn.
(d) Grain.

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

5. Most of Ireland's economy was based on what?
(a) Breweries.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Tourism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?

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

3. During which month was the second crop harvested?

4. In what year did the famine strike?

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

(see the answer key)

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