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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?
(a) John Dillinger.
(b) Butch Cassidy.
(c) Ned Kelly.
(d) Al Capone.

2. Who is Alan Howe's wife?
(a) Cheryl Edwards.
(b) Carmel Egan.
(c) Camilla Edson.
(d) Carrie Easton.

3. How much do most people know about Australia?
(a) Enough to get by.
(b) Shockingly little.
(c) Just trivia points.
(d) Nothing.

4. How much press coverage does Australia get in Western media?
(a) Much less than most other countries.
(b) None at all.
(c) An excessive amount compared to other countries.
(d) More than most other countries.

5. What was the Myall Creek incident?
(a) British sailors were massacred by Aborigines.
(b) White settlers killed 25 Aborigines for sport.
(c) Aborigines killed the white settlers' cattle.
(d) White settlers killed British soldiers by mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did Bryson look when stopping for the night in the desert town of Hay?

2. What type of creature was featured in small museum Bryson stopped at on the way back to Melbourne?

3. For what is Canberra known?

4. Bryson listed some of the early expeditions sent by ___________ to explore the land.

5. What is the name of the road that is filled with sinuous curves along crumbling cliffs?

(see the answer key)

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