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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the capital of Australia?
(a) Canberra.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Perth.

2. Where did Bryson fly into first on his next trip to Australia?
(a) North Queensland.
(b) New South Wales.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Western Australia.

3. Bryson was intrigued by a sign announcing _____________________.
(a) The world's tiniest man.
(b) The world's biggest lobster.
(c) The world's hairiest woman.
(d) The world's smallest horse.

4. What is the name of the place that was a staging area for the Allies in World War II?
(a) McAlister Springs.
(b) Coral Springs.
(c) Alice Springs.
(d) Tarpon Springs.

5. Sherwin was more _____________ than Bryson was on this trip.
(a) Adventurous.
(b) Easily tired.
(c) Reticent.
(d) Knowledgeable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is footy?

2. What do Australians call the North Coast?

3. What was the name of Lt. James Cook's ship?

4. What water sport did Bryson attempt but could not maintain?

5. What was the name of the seventeen-foot crocodile Bryson and Sherwin saw in a museum in Darwin?

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