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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Decline of Aboriginal Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century was the military outpost established on the shores of Western Australia?
(a) 1800s.
(b) 1200s.
(c) 1500s.
(d) 1900s.

2. What is the name of Captain Fremantle's gunboat?
(a) Amity.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Challenger.
(d) Koolinda.

3. Why are the Aboriginal laws important to them?
(a) They were the first laws in Australia before the white people came.
(b) They have been around for a very long time.
(c) They were passed down by the Dreamtime spirit beings.
(d) They were established by the king of the Aboriginals.

4. How much land had Captain Fremantle already claimed?
(a) One million square miles.
(b) One hundred thousand acres.
(c) Five acres.
(d) One hundred miles.

5. Why are the women settlers upset?
(a) Because the Aboriginals are not wearing clothes.
(b) Because they are hungry.
(c) Because the rain is destroying their possessions.
(d) Because they are afraid of the Aboriginals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is this carried out?

2. Why do the soldiers abandon the military outpost?

3. Why are the Aboriginal people forced to accept the white men's system of justice and punishment?

4. What punishment are Bidgup and Meedo given?

5. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?

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