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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which city was the Illustrated News related?
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) Galway.
(d) Skibberdeen.

2. What were created to simulate traditional burial?
(a) Bottomless coffins.
(b) Mausoleums.
(c) Crematoriums.
(d) Tombstones.

3. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?
(a) Land system.
(b) Poor governance.
(c) Famine.
(d) High taxes.

4. In which month was the report released?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) December.

5. What often happened to people not accepted in the workhouses?
(a) Turned to crime.
(b) Disappeared.
(c) Were arrested.
(d) Moved to Britain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?

3. According to the book, which of the following was not imported or exported?

4. In an effort to survive, some people abandoned which way of life?

5. How many people survived the emigration?

(see the answer key)

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