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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Mrs. O'Donnel's son when he succumbed to the fever?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

2. What was deposited due to wind and rain?
(a) Mud.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Spores.
(d) Locusts.

3. What ratio represents the number of the poverty-stricken Irish?
(a) 3/8.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 5/7.

4. In which county was a 16 year old arrested?
(a) County Waterford.
(b) County Mayo.
(c) County Cork.
(d) County Kilkenny.

5. What was considered to be a primary dietary staple?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Corn.
(c) Flour.
(d) Potato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of container was used to transport the harvested crops?

2. What disease was spread by lice?

3. During which month was the first crop harvested?

4. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?

5. A "dip-at-the-stool" meal consisted of dipping potatoes into which liquid?

(see the answer key)

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