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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the young man's offense?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Poaching.
(c) Stealing potatoes.
(d) Lying.

2. How much did moneylenders charge in interest?
(a) 10-30%.
(b) 20-50%.
(c) 50-60%.
(d) 75%.

3. How many passengers were allowed aboard compared to the five ton limit according to the British?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

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

5. How many people did a landlord evict in one night?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 400.
(c) 800.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was hit the hardest by the famine?

2. The leaders from Young Ireland went to which city?

3. Leaders of Young Ireland feared being sent to which of the following?

4. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:

5. In what month did the 1846 blight begin?

(see the answer key)

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