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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:
(a) Grow soybeans.
(b) Destroy the blight seed.
(c) Rotate crops.
(d) Salvage potatoes.

2. Where was the crop stored?
(a) In a pit.
(b) In a cellar.
(c) In a smokehouse.
(d) In a warehouse.

3. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?
(a) Going to the doctor.
(b) Attending weddings.
(c) Going to the market.
(d) Going to mass.

4. Who had the highest status at the time?
(a) Landlords.
(b) Laborers.
(c) Large farmers.
(d) Merchants.

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

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

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

8. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?
(a) Wales.
(b) South Africa.
(c) England.
(d) Brazil.

9. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?
(a) Duke.
(b) Lord.
(c) Prince.
(d) Baron.

10. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Metal.
(c) Wicker.
(d) Wood.

11. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?
(a) Hours.
(b) Days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Minutes.

12. What was often cooked with cabbage leaves?
(a) Leeks.
(b) Blood.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Potatoes.

13. A "dip-at-the-stool" meal consisted of dipping potatoes into which liquid?
(a) Salt water.
(b) Oil.
(c) Molasses.
(d) Vinegar.

14. What was the young man's offense?
(a) Poaching.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Stealing potatoes.
(d) Lying.

15. The author writes about which county?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Killarney.
(c) Cork.
(d) Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?

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

3. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?

4. How long would the imported corn supply last?

5. Most of Ireland's economy was based on what?

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