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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Those evicting tenants often arriving carrying which item?
(a) Whips.
(b) Guns.
(c) Machetes.
(d) Crowbars.

2. Where were the goods on board the ship being sent?
(a) Canada.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

3. Which of the following is not true of Rossa?
(a) Was arrested for treason.
(b) Became a United States Senator.
(c) Was elected to Parliament.
(d) Founded a pro-nationalism movement.

4. What caused the hike in evictions?
(a) Landlord incentives.
(b) Higher taxes.
(c) Free passage to America.
(d) Galway Act.

5. What kind of floors were the passengers used to in their homes?
(a) Thatch.
(b) Wood.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Leaves.

6. Which of the following was not in great need by Young Ireland?
(a) Members.
(b) Munitions.
(c) Strategy.
(d) Organization.

7. How many people did a landlord evict in one night?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 200.
(c) 400.
(d) 800.

8. Larger farmers and landlords looked forward to which event?
(a) Summer solstice.
(b) Paying off debts.
(c) Immigration of loved ones.
(d) Arrival of the Prime Minister.

9. What material was used to make the makeshift coffins?
(a) Rope.
(b) Leather.
(c) Canvas.
(d) Vinyl.

10. What other crop was destroyed?
(a) Oat.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Barley.

11. What caused the blight to spread rapidly in this chapter?
(a) Emigration.
(b) Rains.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Wind.

12. What was used to deter the smell of death?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Lime.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Ammonia.

13. When did the leaders arrive in the city?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) April.

14. Which of the following is not listed as a forgotten tradition?
(a) Sunday meals.
(b) Welcoming strangers.
(c) Burials.
(d) Wakes.

15. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:
(a) Border town.
(b) Slum.
(c) Metropolis.
(d) Port of entry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the Americans?

2. What attacked the corpses out in the open?

3. Which of the following was the topic of rumors?

4. Which group was not influenced by the British government?

5. The famine caused which of the following to collapse?

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