Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Susan Campbell Bartoletti
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 81 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Susan Campbell Bartoletti
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 81 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?
(a) Magna Carta.
(b) Treaty of London.
(c) Irish Penal Law.
(d) Act of Union.

2. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?
(a) Grain.
(b) Protein.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Vegetable.

3. Who was named as the new head of the British Treasury?
(a) Dungarvan.
(b) Windsor.
(c) Russell.
(d) Trevelyan.

4. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?
(a) Clay.
(b) Thatch.
(c) Stone.
(d) Logs.

5. In which county was a 16 year old arrested?
(a) County Kilkenny.
(b) County Mayo.
(c) County Waterford.
(d) County Cork.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?

2. When did the leaders arrive in the city?

3. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

4. Corpses were routinely found by which of these groups?

5. The act required assistance from which segment of the population?

(see the answer key)

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