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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job would be likely for one of the workers?
(a) Burning ruined crops.
(b) Teaching day school.
(c) Crushing stone.
(d) Building bridges.

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

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

4. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?
(a) Rossa.
(b) Brown.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Peel.

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

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

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

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

9. Who did not pay for the upkeep on the workhouses?
(a) Large farmers.
(b) Landlords.
(c) Middling farmers.
(d) Merchants.

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

11. In what year was the National School System established?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1814.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1831.

12. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?
(a) 75%.
(b) 50-60%.
(c) 10-30%.
(d) 20-50%.

13. What type of food was stolen from an untended pot?
(a) Mutton.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Cabbage.

14. At what location did laborers gather to complain about lack of wages?
(a) Innisbrook.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Galway.
(d) Skibberdeen.

15. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?
(a) Congregationalists.
(b) Tories.
(c) Quakers.
(d) Knights Templar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:

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

3. What was deposited due to wind and rain?

4. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?

5. During which month was the second crop harvested?

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