Irish historical and cultural context before 1916

What was the dominant religion in Ireland before the arrival of Christianity?

• Paganism

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Judaism

Which of the following writers was NOT Irish?

• James Joyce

• Oscar Wilde

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• Samuel Beckett

The Penal Laws were a series of discriminatory laws that oppressed:

• Wealthy landowners

• Protestants in Ireland

• Catholics in Ireland

• Women

The political system in Ireland before 1916 was one of

• Complete independence from Britain

• A dominion within the British Empire with limited self-government

• Direct rule from the British Parliament

• A power-sharing agreement between Catholics and Protestants

The Great Famine of the 1840s was caused by a potato blight that led to widespread:

• Political unrest

• Land reform

• Potato overproduction

• Famine and mass emigration