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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mesmerized Bryson while on the train?
(a) The cloud formations.
(b) The stars at night.
(c) The glimmering track.
(d) The blazing sun.

2. At the Natural History Museum Bryson joined some young boys in ogling _______________ behind glass.
(a) koala bears.
(b) lethal snakes.
(c) monkeys.
(d) sharks.

3. What is Bryson's traveling companion's name?
(a) Tori Rae Hardesty.
(b) Trevor Ray Hurt.
(c) Terence Ray Hardin.
(d) Trevor Ray Hart.

4. What is the name of the road that is filled with sinuous curves along crumbling cliffs?
(a) Breakneck Point.
(b) Great Ocean Road.
(c) Great Vista Road.
(d) Great Barrier Road.

5. What was an early name given to Australia by the Europeans?
(a) New Italy.
(b) New Germany.
(c) New Holland.
(d) New England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Captain Arthur Phillip bring with him to Australia in 1788?

2. What sport did Bryson hear broadcast on the car radio?

3. How fast can the Australian brushfires move?

4. It is unusual that Australia gets such little Western media coverage because ___________________.

5. What is footy?

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