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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. The author writes about which county?
(a) Killarney.
(b) Cork.
(c) Kent.
(d) Dublin.

2. Who was responsible for setting up soup kitchens?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Peel.
(c) Rossa.
(d) Brown.

3. Which government program/act was terminated?
(a) Department of Welfare.
(b) Corn Laws.
(c) Public Works Administration.
(d) Penal Laws.

4. Which of the following was not a common ailment among the starving Irish?
(a) Malnourishment.
(b) Diarrhea.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Consumption.

5. In what year was the Poor Law Act established?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1838.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?

2. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?

3. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?

4. According to the book, which of the following was not imported or exported?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the British government slow the emigrations to Canada and America?

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

3. Name at least one of the precautions taken by the farmers to protect the potatoes.

4. What was the church's opinion on stealing food?

5. How did farmers protect their crops from theft?

6. Explain the conditions of the summer of 1849.

7. What were some of the hardships face by the emigrants?

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

9. How did Peel attempt to get the Corn Laws repealed?

10. Explain a typical eviction day.

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