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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which government program/act was terminated?

2. What is Pythopthora infestans?

3. What color are the flowers on a potato plant?

4. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

5. Which of the following was not a common ailment among the starving Irish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the emigration rate from the time of the famine onward?

2. Why were some farmers nervous about the potato crops?

3. How did farmers protect their crops from theft?

4. What was the proclamation made by the traveling priest?

5. Explain the purpose of the formation of Young Ireland.

6. Define the class system of the Irish people. Include the occupations and locations of landowners.

7. Explain a typical eviction day.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author follows the lives of several of the Irish, including Diarmuid O'Donovan Rossa. List all of the details about Rossa, including his family and involvement with agriculture during the famine. What became of Rossa?

Essay Topic 2

By today's standards, the British government broke many moral and ethical laws. Rewrite the governmental reaction to the Irish Potato Famine if it were to take place today. What would be different? How would the United States participate in providing aid? Would the British government be more or less likely to give in to pressure from outside influences in a modern setting?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Prime Ministers Peel and Russell. Be sure to include each man's government status and works in and out of Britain. Also note what each did or did not do to help the Irish.

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