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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What system was designed to help workers earn money?
(a) Public Works.
(b) Day Labor Camps.
(c) Industrial Labor.
(d) Welfare.

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

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

5. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?
(a) Abundant grain crops.
(b) Irish selling food on the black market.
(c) Absence of blight.
(d) Stabilization in the food markets.

6. In an effort to survive, some people abandoned which way of life?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Agrarianism.
(d) Celibacy.

7. Which government program/act was terminated?
(a) Public Works Administration.
(b) Penal Laws.
(c) Department of Welfare.
(d) Corn Laws.

8. How many people were allowed into the kitchen area at one time?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What was the direction of the wind during the famine's second year?
(a) Northeast to Southeast.
(b) East to west.
(c) Southeast to Northwest.
(d) North to south.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which county was a 16 year old arrested?

2. Some "criminals" were transported to what location?

3. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?

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

5. What is Pythopthora infestans?

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