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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport did Bryson make fun of in the book?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Rugby.

2. The boulders at Devil's Marbles measure _________________ feet across.
(a) Five to ten.
(b) Twenty or so.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty or more.

3. Captain Phillip anchored in the harbor now known as __________________.
(a) Circular Quay.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Roundabout Bay.
(d) Adelaide.

4. What is the Alice Springs School of Air?
(a) A class held on the radio.
(b) A meteorological school.
(c) A weather station.
(d) An aviation school.

5. How many cats were said to be roaming Australia at the time Bryson wrote this book?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 43 million.
(d) 12 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about the Megascolides Australis?

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

3. What sport did Bryson hear broadcast on the car radio?

4. Australia is the habit of ____________________ than anywhere else in the world.

5. What was the population of Alice Springs when Bryson visited?

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