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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mines in Australia did towns grow up around?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Coal.
(d) Gold.

3. What was Wawn's title?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Purser.
(c) Captain.
(d) First mate.

4. What holiday was held on November 5th.
(a) Guy Fawkes Day.
(b) Gathering Time.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Harvest Festival.

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

6. Where did Twain learn about Sir Roger?
(a) Wagga-Wagga.
(b) Warra-Warra.
(c) Watta-Watta.
(d) Walla-Walla.

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

8. What animal in Australia did Twain talk about in detail?
(a) The cuckaburra.
(b) The kangaroo.
(c) The dingo.
(d) The crocodiles.

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

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

11. What did the Australian government pay bounties for?
(a) Captured criminals.
(b) Slave traders.
(c) Dead sharks.
(d) Run-away orphans.

12. How did Twain describe the capital of Tasmania?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Loud.
(c) Silent.
(d) Clean.

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

14. Why was Twain never able to fulfill his pledges to himself?
(a) He never had the support he needed.
(b) He was not seeing the big picture.
(c) He couldn't control his desires.
(d) He was never really serious.

15. How many days a week did the students in Horsham work?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Englishman on the ship from?

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

3. What business was Commodore Vanderbilt in?

4. What did Twain use to write a poem?

5. When did the person pretending to be Sir Roger finally admit his hoax?

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