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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rossa, what killed out the "good people?"
(a) Fairies.
(b) Greed.
(c) Tyranny.
(d) The British.

2. Which town was evicted just before Christmas?
(a) Kilkenny.
(b) Moveen.
(c) Claire.
(d) Galway.

3. What system was overwhelmed by the arrival of the Irish?
(a) Immigration.
(b) Naturalization.
(c) Quarantine.
(d) Welfare.

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

5. For the Irish, packing belongings was what kind of task?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Laborious.
(c) Soothing.
(d) Simple.

6. 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.

7. Which of the following was not recommended for preventing disease?
(a) Wear clean clothes.
(b) Whitewash your house.
(c) Disinfect utensils.
(d) Bathe often.

8. The Irish were told to move which item away from their doors?
(a) Pets.
(b) Manure.
(c) Rotted potatoes.
(d) Infected children.

9. How many of Ireland's unions were on the verge of bankruptcy?
(a) 70.
(b) 20.
(c) 90.
(d) 40.

10. The Irish considered a wooden coffin to be the minimum requirement for the dead to maintain their:
(a) Dignity.
(b) Reputations.
(c) Pride.
(d) Souls.

11. The leaders from Young Ireland went to which city?
(a) New York.
(b) Munich.
(c) Skibberdeen.
(d) Paris.

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

13. To which city was the Illustrated News related?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Skibberdeen.
(c) Galway.
(d) London.

14. Even after the blight was over, many Irish continued to believe it was caused by which of the following?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Large farmers.
(c) God.
(d) The British.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Young Ireland was considered to be which kind of group?

2. Which of the following is not listed as a cause of death?

3. How were the quarantined family members transported?

4. Which of the following was not funded by the Irish Fever Act?

5. What is "auld sod?"

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