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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During which month was the second crop harvested?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) October.
(d) July.

2. Most of Ireland's economy was based on what?
(a) Tourism.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Breweries.

3. 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.

4. Some "criminals" were transported to what location?
(a) Britain.
(b) United States.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

5. How many acres were planted?
(a) 150 thousand.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 100 thousand.

6. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Elves.
(c) Leprechauns.
(d) Merchants.

7. Many farmers believed that the blight could not survive what?
(a) Winter.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Heat.
(d) God's grace.

8. What was deposited due to wind and rain?
(a) Mud.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Spores.

9. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?
(a) Landlords.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Satan.
(d) Weather.

10. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?
(a) 40 mph.
(b) 100 mph.
(c) 50 mph.
(d) 60 mph.

11. What was not a typical cash crop for farmers?
(a) Oats.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Barley.
(d) Wheat.

12. Trevelyan decided that the Irish could be saved via which food?
(a) Rye.
(b) Millet.
(c) Bread.
(d) Soup.

13. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?
(a) Tenants.
(b) Children.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Laborers.

14. Cummins contacted which of the following regarding the plight of the Irish?
(a) Earl of Sandwich.
(b) Duke of Wellington.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Lord Trevelyan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the farmer's secondary crop?

2. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?

3. What/who did the workhouses support?

4. Who was James Mahony?

5. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?

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