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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. How long would the imported corn supply last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) August.

3. Which of the following was not listed as an occasion for farmers to travel away from the farm?
(a) Attending weddings.
(b) Going to the market.
(c) Going to the doctor.
(d) Going to mass.

4. Trevelyan decided that the Irish could be saved via which food?
(a) Millet.
(b) Rye.
(c) Soup.
(d) Bread.

5. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 5/7.
(d) 3/8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the young man's offense?

2. How often did farmers pay the rent?

3. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?

4. In what year did Trevelyan approve an act to provide supplementary food?

5. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Scientific Commission made several erroneous findings regarding the blight. What were they?

2. Name at least one benefit for the landlord that evicted tenants.

3. Describe the events surrounding the deaths of passengers en route to America.

4. What laws were passed by King William of Orange?

5. How did the people react to the change in the weather?

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

7. What were the weather conditions like in the spring?

8. Explain the basics of the population in Ireland and how they lived.

9. The author states that the potato famine had little to do with the shortage of food. What was the real issue? The real issue was that people were being denied access to available food, through the stubbornness of the British to import corn and the skyrocketing prices and almost non-existent wages being paid to laborers. After the majority of the crops were destroyed, Prime Minister Russell finally decided to take action. What was the action?

10. Explain a typical eviction day.

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