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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would people use to steal from farms?
(a) Small children.
(b) Long sticks.
(c) Guns.
(d) Trained dogs.

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

3. In what year did Trevelyan approve an act to provide supplementary food?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1846.

4. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the British?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. The famine caused which of the following to collapse?
(a) Government relief.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) International relations.
(d) Exports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the direction of the wind during the famine's second year?

2. How old was Mrs. O'Donnel's son when he succumbed to the fever?

3. The author writes about which county?

4. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:

5. What caused the hike in evictions?

(see the answer key)

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