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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which government program/act was terminated?
(a) Department of Welfare.
(b) Corn Laws.
(c) Penal Laws.
(d) Public Works Administration.

2. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:
(a) Destroy the blight seed.
(b) Rotate crops.
(c) Grow soybeans.
(d) Salvage potatoes.

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

4. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?
(a) Clay.
(b) Water.
(c) Pesticide.
(d) Ice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How often did farmers pay the rent?

4. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?

5. What is Pythopthora infestans?

(see the answer key)

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