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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not a category listed for class status?
(a) Landowner.
(b) Laborer.
(c) Serf.
(d) Farmer.

2. How many acres were planted?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 150 thousand.
(c) 100 thousand.
(d) 2 million.

3. What was the surname of the farmer and his children?
(a) Donovan.
(b) Gallagher.
(c) Rossa.
(d) Trent.

4. What was the new Prime Minister's royal title?
(a) Lord.
(b) Duke.
(c) Baron.
(d) Prince.

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

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

7. What is Pythopthora infestans?
(a) Parasite.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Small village.
(d) Snake.

8. Who had the highest status at the time?
(a) Laborers.
(b) Large farmers.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Landlords.

9. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 4.5 million.
(d) 6 million.

10. Which government program/act was terminated?
(a) Penal Laws.
(b) Corn Laws.
(c) Public Works Administration.
(d) Department of Welfare.

11. How many days per year did the average farmer work to pay the landlord?
(a) 60.
(b) 120.
(c) 80.
(d) 150.

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

13. How long would it take for the blight to destroy a potato field?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Hours.
(d) Minutes.

14. Which of the following was NOT blamed for the problem?
(a) Landlords.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Weather.
(d) Satan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was often cooked with cabbage leaves?

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

3. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?

4. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?

5. During which month was the first crop harvested?

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