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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What time of year was most popular for sailing to America?
(a) Late fall.
(b) Late summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

4. Other diseases were carried by which insect/animal?
(a) Howler monkeys.
(b) Flies.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Mosquitoes.

5. What attacked the corpses out in the open?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Children.

6. Corpses were sewn into what objects?
(a) Sleeping bags.
(b) Shrouds.
(c) Flour sacks.
(d) Pouches.

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

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

9. Young Ireland was most adamant about which of the following?
(a) Emigrating.
(b) Reform.
(c) Growing more lucrative crops.
(d) Punishment of officials.

10. The O'Donnel baby was born with what problem?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Measles.
(c) Still-born.
(d) Typhus.

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

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

13. How many times had the crops failed at this point?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

14. When was the Rate-in-Aid Act passed?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1848.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Those evicting tenants often arriving carrying which item?

2. How many leaders of Young Ireland were arrested?

3. When did Ireland gain independence from Britain?

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

5. How many people did a landlord evict in one night?

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