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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although the United States never officially offered aid, it did send what items?
(a) Food and clothing.
(b) Seed potatoes and clothing.
(c) Water and antibiotics.
(d) Food and livestock.

2. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Wales.

3. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the Americans?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

4. What word best describes the Irish in the workhouses?
(a) Indignant.
(b) Indigent.
(c) Interspersed.
(d) Indirect.

5. During which month was the first crop harvested?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What attacked the corpses out in the open?

3. What would people use to steal from farms?

4. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?

5. What was used to deter the smell of death?

(see the answer key)

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