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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the meta sign of the lobster?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 56 feet.
(c) 17 feet.
(d) 23 feet.

2. What was the name of the seventeen-foot crocodile Bryson and Sherwin saw in a museum in Darwin?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Croc.
(c) Monster.
(d) Darling.

3. Unfortunately, what was not uncommon throughout Australia's history?
(a) Killings of female children.
(b) Slaughter of white missionaries.
(c) Brutal animal attacks on settlers.
(d) Mass killings of Aborigines.

4. In what year was the Commonwealth of Australia formed?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1912.

5. Which of the following describes the tone of Bryson's writing?
(a) All of these.
(b) Casual.
(c) Conversational.
(d) Witty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Kingsford Smith later recovered?

2. The waters off the coast of Victoria are best known for _____________.

3. What was the projected population of Aborigines at the time Bryson wrote this book?

4. Who was the journalist who exposed the Myall Creek incident?

5. The Spriggina Fossil is said to be a possible explanation for the sudden explosion of life in the ____________ period.

(see the answer key)

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