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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By August, the kitchens were feeding how many people per day?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 1 million.

2. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?
(a) 50 mph.
(b) 60 mph.
(c) 100 mph.
(d) 40 mph.

3. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?
(a) Short.
(b) Broad.
(c) Prickly.
(d) Round.

4. What was deposited due to wind and rain?
(a) Mud.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Spores.
(d) Locusts.

5. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?
(a) Going to mass.
(b) Attending weddings.
(c) Going to the market.
(d) Going to the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?

2. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?

3. What was not a typical cash crop for farmers?

4. Where did many of the landlords live?

5. How many people were allowed into the kitchen area at one time?

(see the answer key)

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