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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country is not referred to by Queen Victoria?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) America.

2. The landlord offered to send the people to which port?
(a) London.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Quebec.

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

4. What world leader agreed to avoid British politics?
(a) King of Spain.
(b) President of the United States.
(c) Pope.
(d) Queen Victoria.

5. Leaders of Young Ireland feared being sent to which of the following?
(a) Britain.
(b) Canada.
(c) Workhouses.
(d) Penal colonies.

6. What word best describes the Irish in the workhouses?
(a) Indirect.
(b) Indignant.
(c) Interspersed.
(d) Indigent.

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

8. How old was Mrs. O'Donnel's son when he succumbed to the fever?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

9. Which group was not influenced by the British government?
(a) Germans.
(b) Emigrants.
(c) Military.
(d) French.

10. Landlords were required to pay for a tenant's stay in the workhouse for how long?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

11. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the British?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

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

14. Corpses were routinely found by which of these groups?
(a) Magistrates.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Shopkeepers.

15. What was a major concern aboard the ships?
(a) Measles.
(b) Mutiny.
(c) Weather.
(d) Hygiene.

Short Answer Questions

1. The leaders from Young Ireland went to which city?

2. What disease was spread by lice?

3. Which of the following was not recommended for preventing disease?

4. The O'Donnel baby was born with what problem?

5. When did Ireland gain independence from Britain?

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