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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain say was the root of all vices?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Desire.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Apathy.

2. Where was Corrigan Castle?
(a) Australia.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Ireland.

3. How did Twain get to the hunt he went to see?
(a) Carriage.
(b) On foot.
(c) Dog cart.
(d) Bicycle.

4. Why did Twain say there was little for the Australian governor to do?
(a) There was a small population.
(b) He delegated most of his duties.
(c) The people governed themselves.
(d) It was mostly a prison colony.

5. What bad habit did the captain not have?
(a) Belching.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Chewing.
(d) Spitting.

6. What significant thing did Captain Cook do?
(a) Booked Twain's lecture tour.
(b) Mapped out the Mojave desert.
(c) Invented the steam engine.
(d) Settled Australia.

7. What were playing in the water off the shore of Sydney?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) Porpoises.
(c) Flying fish.
(d) Dolphins.

8. What kind of expenditures did Twain discuss?
(a) Ship crews.
(b) Public works.
(c) Literary.
(d) Business.

9. What title did Twain give Melbourne?
(a) The financial hub.
(b) The leading in designer.
(c) The real capital.
(d) The top novelty in Austrailia.

10. What was being installed on the streets in Sydney?
(a) Electric lighting.
(b) Sewer drains.
(c) Curbs.
(d) Traffic lights.

11. What did Twain like to look at during the night on the ship?
(a) The dolphins.
(b) The stars.
(c) The water.
(d) The crewmen.

12. Where was the Englishman on the ship from?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Austrailia.

13. What did the purser do that bothered Twain?
(a) Stared at his daughter.
(b) Laughed about everything.
(c) Cursed in front of women.
(d) Drank too much.

14. What strange item did Twain bring on his trip?
(a) Deck chairs.
(b) Fuel ration.
(c) Shaving kit.
(d) Bedding.

15. What was mined in Stawell?
(a) Brass.
(b) Silver.
(c) Copper.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the train trip to Adelaid?

2. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?

3. What did the Australian government pay bounties for?

4. What was eliminated from Tasmania in the 1800s?

5. What holiday was held on November 5th.

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