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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did the Prime Minister go to for help?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) House of Commons.
(d) House of Lords.

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

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

4. How much of the harvest was lost in 1846?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 3/5.

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

6. What is Pythopthora infestans?
(a) Parasite.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Snake.
(d) Small village.

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

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

9. Where did many of the landlords live?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Britain.
(d) Wales.

10. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?
(a) Broad.
(b) Short.
(c) Round.
(d) Prickly.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?

3. Which of the following was not a common ailment among the starving Irish?

4. At what location did laborers gather to complain about lack of wages?

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

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