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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Bryson not seen yet in Australia?
(a) The "real" Australia.
(b) Kangaroos.
(c) Koala bears.
(d) Aborigines.

3. Who was the nineteenth-century man who unleashed animals to hunt?
(a) Frederick Champ.
(b) James Caufield.
(c) Thomas Austin.
(d) William Cook.

4. What type of animals did Thomas Austin unleash to hunt for sport?
(a) Deer.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Rabbits.

5. What is the name of the first town where Bryson stopped on his train ride?
(a) Zig Zag Hill.
(b) Blueberry Hill.
(c) Cracked Hill.
(d) Broken Hill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?

3. Early European explorers thought Australia was the size of __________________.

4. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?

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

(see the answer key)

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