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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XV-XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was horse racing a big specialty?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Perth.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Sydney.

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

3. What empire was Australia a part of?
(a) British.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) Asian.

4. Why didn't Twain travel to Queensland?
(a) He was tired.
(b) He had a lecture to give.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He had no interest in it.

5. How did most missionaries feel about the slave trade?
(a) They hated it.
(b) They didn't know about it.
(c) They were split on the issue.
(d) They liked it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accent did Twain discuss at dinnertime?

2. What did Twain take pledges to do?

3. Why was Twain never able to fulfill his pledges to himself?

4. What kind of embellishments were seen in Sydney?

5. What did the Australian government pay bounties for?

(see the answer key)

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