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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 worst offender of species destroying or endangering much of Australia's flora and fauna?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Hyenas.

2. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.
(a) sushi.
(b) phones.
(c) pornography.
(d) pajamas.

3. Who was the botanist who accompanied Lt. James Cook on one of his voyages to Australia?
(a) Albert Barkley.
(b) Frederick Banks.
(c) Charles Bankson.
(d) Joseph Banks.

4. What was Bryson's favorite feature in Sydney?
(a) The Aboriginal Museum.
(b) The Opera House.
(c) The Harbour Bridge.
(d) The Sydney Zoo.

5. Bryson was often _____________ in the natural environments of Australia.
(a) Exploratory.
(b) Squeamish.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alan Howe's wife?

2. Who was the British lieutenant who arrived in Australia in 1770?

3. In what year did Bryson first visit Melbourne?

4. What is the location where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt was lost in 1967?

5. How many people lived in Canberra at the time Bryson wrote this book?

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