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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the harvest was lost in 1846?
(a) 3/5.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/2.

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

3. What was considered to be a primary dietary staple?
(a) Potato.
(b) Corn.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Flour.

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

5. Those evicting tenants often arriving carrying which item?
(a) Machetes.
(b) Crowbars.
(c) Guns.
(d) Whips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of floors were the passengers used to in their homes?

2. The crops were plagued by what?

3. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:

4. To which city was the Illustrated News related?

5. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?

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