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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?
(a) Abundant grain crops.
(b) Absence of blight.
(c) Irish selling food on the black market.
(d) Stabilization in the food markets.

3. Which item was chained to the table at the kitchen?
(a) Plates.
(b) Spoons.
(c) Serving dishes.
(d) Knives.

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

5. Where were the goods on board the ship being sent?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Passengers were often faced with what group?

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

4. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?

5. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the British?

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