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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the capital of Tasmania?
(a) Hodson.
(b) Hubert.
(c) Hudson.
(d) Hobart.

2. What kind of people were sent to Tasmania?
(a) Convicts.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Architects.
(d) Miners.

3. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?
(a) Mayan.
(b) Aztec.
(c) Maori.
(d) Indian.

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

5. Where did Twain live before he took this trip?
(a) Luxemborg.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Belgium.

6. Where was the purser from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

7. What did Twain see in Wauganu?
(a) Museums.
(b) A business model.
(c) War monuments.
(d) Ancient artifacts.

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

9. What mistake had the captain made with another ship?
(a) He sailed it into the rocks.
(b) He ran out of fuel.
(c) He over-booked it.
(d) He went on the wrong course.

10. How did Twain describe the captain?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Derranged.
(d) Grumpy.

11. What freedom was big in South Australia?
(a) Religious.
(b) Animal rights.
(c) Land owners.
(d) Womens.

12. What was mined in Bendigo?
(a) Topaz.
(b) Quartz.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Diamond.

13. What did people like to hunt in Australia?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Wallabys.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Kangaroos.

14. Who was in Australia before the British arrived?
(a) The aboriginals.
(b) The trappers.
(c) The vikings.
(d) The natives.

15. What was Twain's favorite spot in Christchurch?
(a) The museum.
(b) The synagogue.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a weet-weet?

2. What title did Twain give Melbourne?

3. What was the Flora?

4. What accent did Twain discuss at dinnertime?

5. How long was the train trip to Adelaid?

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