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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Queen Victoria was purposely directed away from which of the following?
(a) Potato fields.
(b) Slums.
(c) Razed towns.
(d) Workhouses.

2. What material was used to make the makeshift coffins?
(a) Vinyl.
(b) Canvas.
(c) Rope.
(d) Leather.

3. What was used to deter the smell of death?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Lime.

4. One man was given a two month jail sentence for damaging what item?
(a) Wheelbarrow.
(b) Walking stick.
(c) Trees.
(d) Water supply.

5. What were created to simulate traditional burial?
(a) Mausoleums.
(b) Crematoriums.
(c) Bottomless coffins.
(d) Tombstones.

6. How many of Ireland's unions were on the verge of bankruptcy?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 90.
(d) 70.

7. How did the potato crops fare?
(a) They struggled.
(b) They produced small amounts.
(c) They flourished.
(d) They died.

8. Young Ireland was considered to be which kind of group?
(a) Social.
(b) Revolutionary.
(c) Political.
(d) Radical.

9. Larger farmers and landlords looked forward to which event?
(a) Summer solstice.
(b) Paying off debts.
(c) Immigration of loved ones.
(d) Arrival of the Prime Minister.

10. What caused the hike in evictions?
(a) Higher taxes.
(b) Galway Act.
(c) Free passage to America.
(d) Landlord incentives.

11. Skibberdeen was referred to as a:
(a) Metropolis.
(b) Slum.
(c) Port of entry.
(d) Border town.

12. Which of the following was not recommended for preventing disease?
(a) Bathe often.
(b) Wear clean clothes.
(c) Disinfect utensils.
(d) Whitewash your house.

13. What was a major concern aboard the ships?
(a) Weather.
(b) Mutiny.
(c) Measles.
(d) Hygiene.

14. Which group was not influenced by the British government?
(a) French.
(b) Military.
(c) Germans.
(d) Emigrants.

15. The act required assistance from which segment of the population?
(a) Prosperous.
(b) Royalty.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Landlords.

Short Answer Questions

1. Passengers were often faced with what group?

2. What often happened to people not accepted in the workhouses?

3. How many times more potato crops did the Irish plant?

4. What act was passed in April 1848?

5. How many leaders of Young Ireland were arrested?

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