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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 much of the harvest was lost in 1846?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 3/5.

2. What/who did the workhouses support?
(a) Potato crops.
(b) Destitute people.
(c) Farm laborers.
(d) Women and children.

3. Although the United States never officially offered aid, it did send what items?
(a) Water and antibiotics.
(b) Seed potatoes and clothing.
(c) Food and livestock.
(d) Food and clothing.

4. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) October.

5. During which month was the second crop harvested?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the famine strike?

2. Men often walked many miles to find what object?

3. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?

4. Which government program/act was terminated?

5. The author writes about which county?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the British retaliate against the revolutionaries?

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

4. What was the basic form of the educational system for the farmers' children?

5. Explain a typical eviction day.

6. The author states that the potato famine had little to do with the shortage of food. What was the real issue?

7. Describe how the blight arrived in Ireland and infected the crops.

8. Who was most affected by the British tax hikes and lack of assistance?

9. What happened most often to the corpses left out in the open?

10. Recount the story of Bridget O'Donnel.

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