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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Passengers were often faced with what group?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Swindlers.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Immigration officers.

2. How long would the imported corn supply last?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. What/who did the workhouses support?
(a) Potato crops.
(b) Destitute people.
(c) Farm laborers.
(d) Women and children.

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

5. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?
(a) 75%.
(b) 50-60%.
(c) 10-30%.
(d) 20-50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days per year did the average farmer work to pay the landlord?

2. Who was James Mahony?

3. Larger farmers and landlords looked forward to which event?

4. What was the primary source of income for most large farms?

5. Men often walked many miles to find what object?

(see the answer key)

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