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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pythopthora infestans?
(a) Snake.
(b) Parasite.
(c) Fungus.
(d) Small village.

2. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?
(a) Quakers.
(b) Knights Templar.
(c) Congregationalists.
(d) Tories.

3. What was the young man's offense?
(a) Poaching.
(b) Lying.
(c) Stealing potatoes.
(d) Fishing.

4. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?
(a) 50-60%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 10-30%.
(d) 20-50%.

5. What was the farmer's secondary crop?
(a) Barley.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?

2. Although the United States never officially offered aid, it did send what items?

3. Cummins contacted which of the following regarding the plight of the Irish?

4. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:

5. During which month was the second crop harvested?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who replaced Peel as Prime Minister? What was the man's view on the famine?

2. What are cash crops? Why were they important to the farmer?

3. Who served as the head of the Treasury? What were the man's views on the famine?

4. How much time did the farmers spend working to pay the landlords?

5. What was one of the biggest benefits of the soup kitchens?

6. How did the British deal with the uprising by the revolutionaries?

7. What was the cause of the increased expenses for the landlords?

8. Who else had been influenced by the British government?

9. According to the farmers, what was the cause of the damage to the potatoes?

10. New diseases began to plague the people. Describe the new illnesses and how they spread.

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