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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A "dip-at-the-stool" meal consisted of dipping potatoes into which liquid?
(a) Salt water.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Oil.
(d) Vinegar.

2. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?
(a) Serf.
(b) Laborer.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Landowner.

3. How many people were allowed into the kitchen area at one time?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 100.

4. Who was James Mahony?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Politician.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Artist.

5. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Satan.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Weather.

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

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

8. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?
(a) Children.
(b) Tenants.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Landlords.

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

10. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?
(a) High taxes.
(b) Famine.
(c) Poor governance.
(d) Land system.

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

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

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

14. In what year did the famine strike?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1849.

15. Who was named as the new head of the British Treasury?
(a) Trevelyan.
(b) Dungarvan.
(c) Windsor.
(d) Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was considered to be a primary dietary staple?

2. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?

3. What is Pythopthora infestans?

4. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

5. What was often cooked with cabbage leaves?

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