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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Surfer's Paradise located?
(a) Brittannia Cost.
(b) Gold Coast.
(c) Koala Coast.
(d) Sunshine Coast.

2. When did Australia establish rules of citizenship for people born in Australia?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1850s.

3. What is the first thing Bryson did when arriving in a new city?
(a) Picked up his luggage.
(b) Rented a car.
(c) Called his wife.
(d) Got a hotel room.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the initial peopling of the Australian continent?

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

3. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?

4. Who is Alan Howe's wife?

5. Bryson wrote that the difference between Canberra and Adelaide is that Canberra is a city built in a park, whereas Adelaide is __________________________.

(see the answer key)

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