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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The imported corn could feed how many people?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 500,000.

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

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

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

6. Some "criminals" were transported to what location?
(a) Australia.
(b) Canada.
(c) Britain.
(d) United States.

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

8. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:
(a) Destroy the blight seed.
(b) Grow soybeans.
(c) Rotate crops.
(d) Salvage potatoes.

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

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

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

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

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

14. How many days in jail might one spend for trespassing?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

15. What was the farmer's secondary crop?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Barley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres were planted?

2. During which month was the first crop harvested?

3. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?

4. How many children did the farmer have helping out in the fields?

5. Who had the highest status at the time?

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