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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Australia is the habit of ____________________ than anywhere else in the world.
(a) more horses.
(b) more jaguars.
(c) more deadly creatures.
(d) more birds.

2. What was Bryson's destination after leaving Canberra?
(a) Perth.
(b) Brisbane.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Melbourne.

3. What did early European explorers think Australia was?
(a) North America.
(b) Central America.
(c) South America.
(d) An island in the Indies.

4. Captain Phillip anchored in the harbor now known as __________________.
(a) Circular Quay.
(b) Roundabout Bay.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Adelaide.

5. Why had Bill Bryson been to Australia in the past?
(a) For family reunions.
(b) For research trips.
(c) For book tours.
(d) For class trips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is this book about?

2. What is commemorated in the Lambing Flat Museum?

3. Which of the following did Bryson do while visiting Sydney?

4. What had Bryson hoped to see in the South Australia Museum?

5. Bryson wrote that the difference between Canberra and Adelaide is that Canberra is a city built in a park, whereas Adelaide is __________________________.

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