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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1838.

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

3. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
(a) Rossa.
(b) Gallagher.
(c) Trent.
(d) Donovan.

4. What was considered to be a primary dietary staple?
(a) Potato.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Corn.
(d) Flour.

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

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

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

8. What was the primary source of income for most large farms?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Dairy herds.
(d) Grains.

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

10. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?
(a) 3/8.
(b) 5/7.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/2.

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

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

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

14. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"
(a) Farm hand.
(b) Landlord.
(c) Pig.
(d) Chicken.

15. The crops were plagued by what?
(a) Overexposure.
(b) Blight.
(c) Heavy rains.
(d) Poachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?

2. What was the young man's offense?

3. What is Pythopthora infestans?

4. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?

5. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?

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