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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bryson plan to travel across the continent?
(a) By bus.
(b) By horseback.
(c) By railroad.
(d) By car.

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

3. What happened when Bryson fell asleep in the car?
(a) He tried to sleepwalk.
(b) He talked in his sleep.
(c) He snored.
(d) He drooled on himself.

4. What was Bryson's starting location?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Perth.
(d) Melbourne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Trevor Ray Hart's profession?

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

3. For what is Canberra known?

4. What type of animals did Thomas Austin unleash to hunt for sport?

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

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