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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the National School System established?
(a) 1831.
(b) 1814.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1838.

2. The blight was wrongly considered to be a type of:
(a) Fungus.
(b) Punishment from God.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Dry rot.

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

4. Most of Ireland's economy was based on what?
(a) Tourism.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Breweries.
(d) Fishing.

5. How fast did the blight travel across Ireland?
(a) 60 mph.
(b) 50 mph.
(c) 100 mph.
(d) 40 mph.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did not pay for the upkeep on the workhouses?

3. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?

4. What was the primary source of income for most large farms?

5. The Prime Minister set up what kind of committee as a result of the famine?

(see the answer key)

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