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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the British refer to the famine?
(a) Epidemic.
(b) Relief.
(c) Pandemic.
(d) Plague.

2. What was the primary source of income for most large farms?
(a) Corn.
(b) Grains.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Dairy herds.

3. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?
(a) Baron.
(b) Lord.
(c) Prince.
(d) Duke.

4. What attacked the corpses out in the open?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Children.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the harvest was lost in 1846?

2. How long would the imported corn supply last?

3. Who was Nicholas Cummins?

4. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:

5. Which government program/act was terminated?

(see the answer key)

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