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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Pythopthora infestans?
(a) Parasite.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Small village.
(d) Snake.

3. In what county was the town?
(a) Waterford.
(b) Galway.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Claire.

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

5. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?
(a) October.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the goods on board the ship being sent?

2. Who had the highest status at the time?

3. In 1690, Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Irish at which river?

4. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?

5. What was known to spread quickly on the ships?

(see the answer key)

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