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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain say was the root of all vices?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Desire.
(d) Selfishness.

2. What accent did Twain discuss at dinnertime?
(a) British.
(b) French.
(c) Scot.
(d) Indian.

3. What movement did Twain say was making great progress in America?
(a) Emancipation.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Women's suffrage.
(d) The Revolution.

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

5. When did the person pretending to be Sir Roger finally admit his hoax?
(a) His daughter's trial.
(b) His own trial.
(c) His death-bed.
(d) When his mother died.

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

7. What kind of trees were available in Horsham?
(a) Fruit trees.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) Evergreen trees.
(d) Nut trees.

8. Who gave Twain a tour of Bendigo?
(a) Mr. Blanch.
(b) Mr. Blank.
(c) Mr. Bark.
(d) Mr. Branch.

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

10. What law changed in the slave trade?
(a) The slaves had to come by consent.
(b) The authorities had to ensure the safety.
(c) The families of slaves had to be compensated.
(d) The slaves had to be paid.

11. Where was Corrigan Castle?
(a) Australia.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Ireland.

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

13. What did Twain compare the weather in Sydney to?
(a) London.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Texas.

14. What was a weet-weet?
(a) A kind of mortar.
(b) A knife.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cigar.

15. What was eliminated from Tasmania in the 1800s?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Horses.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did Twain give Melbourne?

2. What kind of hunt did Twain go to see?

3. How many days a week did the students in Horsham work?

4. What was raised in Horsham?

5. What kind of club was held in Corrigan Castle?

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