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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"
(a) Farm hand.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Pig.
(d) Landlord.

2. In 1690, Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Irish at which river?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Boyne.
(c) Danube.
(d) Fergus.

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

4. In what year did Trevelyan approve an act to provide supplementary food?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1847.

5. What agreement officially joined the United Kingdom?
(a) Act of Union.
(b) Treaty of London.
(c) Irish Penal Law.
(d) Magna Carta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?

2. Many farmers believed that the blight could not survive what?

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

4. Which government program/act was terminated?

5. According to some farmers, tribes of ___ must have been warring over the potatoes?

(see the answer key)

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