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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Spriggina Fossil is said to be a possible explanation for the sudden explosion of life in the ____________ period.
(a) Cambrian.
(b) Paleozoic.
(c) Jurassic.
(d) Quaternary.

2. Bryson found that although Australians are amiable, they also display ________________.
(a) A self-critical attitude.
(b) A defeatist attitude.
(c) An arrogant attitude.
(d) A superior attitude.

3. How long was the meta sign of the lobster?
(a) 23 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 17 feet.
(d) 56 feet.

4. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?
(a) Swam with sharks.
(b) Hiked the desert.
(c) Ate with Aborigines.
(d) Traveled the whole length of the country.

5. What is the location where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was lost in 1967?
(a) Cheviot Beach.
(b) Chicago Point.
(c) Chevron Lake.
(d) Chinook Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mountain range that lies to the west of Sydney?

2. What was Bryson's destination city?

3. How did Bryson characterize the yuppie town of Tanunda?

4. What is the most recognizable feature in Sydney?

5. What is the first thing Bryson did when arriving in a new city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the 1950s saw a boom in Australia's population.

2. What particularly fascinated Bryson about the train ride across the desert?

3. Why did Bryson have a special fondness for Melbourne and what were some of the quirky things he noted about the city?

4. What two venues had Bryson wanted to visit in Adelaide but could not?

5. What man was unwittingly responsible for the barren land surrounding the town of Hay?

6. What self deprecating behavior of Adelaide residents bothered Bryson?

7. What was the focus of Bryson's driving trip along the Boomerang Coast?

8. How did Canberra come to be the capital of Australia?

9. How did Bryson and Hart travel through the desert and what historical thoughts did Bryson provide the reader during this time?

10. On what did Bryson tend to focus on while walking through Sydney and Canberra?

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