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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1690, Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Irish at which river?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Danube.
(c) Boyne.
(d) Fergus.

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

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

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

6. What color are the flowers on a potato plant?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

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

8. Which government program/act was terminated?
(a) Public Works Administration.
(b) Corn Laws.
(c) Department of Welfare.
(d) Penal Laws.

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

10. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?
(a) Going to the doctor.
(b) Going to the market.
(c) Going to mass.
(d) Attending weddings.

11. Men often walked many miles to find what object?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Corn.
(c) Cow.
(d) Bread.

12. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?
(a) 50 mph.
(b) 40 mph.
(c) 60 mph.
(d) 100 mph.

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

14. What was the primary source of income for most large farms?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Dairy herds.
(d) Grains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the famine strike?

2. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?

3. Who had the highest status at the time?

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

5. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?

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