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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. British Corn Laws established corn as what item?
(a) Grain.
(b) Vegetable.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Protein.

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

3. How many children did the farmer have helping out in the fields?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

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

6. By August, the kitchens were feeding how many people per day?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 450,000.
(d) 200,000.

7. Although the United States never officially offered aid, it did send what items?
(a) Food and livestock.
(b) Food and clothing.
(c) Seed potatoes and clothing.
(d) Water and antibiotics.

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

9. How often did farmers pay the rent?
(a) Bi-annually.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Annually.
(d) Bi-monthly.

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

11. People were required to present which item to receive food?
(a) Rations tickets.
(b) Proof of income.
(c) Rotted potatoes.
(d) Small children.

12. What/who did the workhouses support?
(a) Farm laborers.
(b) Potato crops.
(c) Destitute people.
(d) Women and children.

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

14. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Dry rot.
(c) Fungus.
(d) Punishment from God.

15. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the flowers on a potato plant?

2. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?

3. What is Pythopthora infestans?

4. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?

5. How many people were allowed into the kitchen area at one time?

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