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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 hit the hardest by the famine?
(a) Tenants.
(b) Landlords.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Children.

2. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?
(a) Congregationalists.
(b) Quakers.
(c) Knights Templar.
(d) Tories.

3. How many children did the farmer have helping out in the fields?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. What was to blame for Ireland's poverty?
(a) High taxes.
(b) Land system.
(c) Poor governance.
(d) Famine.

5. What job would be likely for one of the workers?
(a) Crushing stone.
(b) Teaching day school.
(c) Burning ruined crops.
(d) Building bridges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the man that stole the food?

2. Farmers were given specific instructions on how to do which of the following:

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

4. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?

5. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?

(see the answer key)

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