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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did the cause of the blight most likely come from?
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) Brazil.
(d) South Africa.

4. Where was the crop stored?
(a) In a smokehouse.
(b) In a pit.
(c) In a warehouse.
(d) In a cellar.

5. A "dip-at-the-stool" meal consisted of dipping potatoes into which liquid?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Salt water.
(d) Oil.

6. What system was designed to help workers earn money?
(a) Public Works.
(b) Welfare.
(c) Industrial Labor.
(d) Day Labor Camps.

7. Which month was plagued by heavy rains?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) October.

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

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

10. What happened to the man that stole the food?
(a) Burned his hands.
(b) Was beaten.
(c) Died from shock.
(d) Got caught.

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

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

13. Some "criminals" were transported to what location?
(a) Australia.
(b) Britain.
(c) United States.
(d) Canada.

14. What item was used to protect the crop after harvest?
(a) Ice.
(b) Water.
(c) Clay.
(d) Pesticide.

15. What material was used to construct the walls of the cabins?
(a) Clay.
(b) Stone.
(c) Thatch.
(d) Logs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the National School System established?

2. Who had the highest status at the time?

3. How long would the imported corn supply last?

4. By August, the kitchens were feeding how many people per day?

5. Most of Ireland's economy was based on what?

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