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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did early European explorers think Australia was?
(a) Central America.
(b) North America.
(c) South America.
(d) An island in the Indies.

2. How many people lived in Canberra at the time Bryson wrote this book?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 330,000.

3. What is Trevor Ray Hart's profession?
(a) Botanist.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Naturalist.
(d) Zoologist.

4. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?
(a) The plateaus.
(b) The desert.
(c) The beach.
(d) The mountains.

5. What is the name of the railroad Bryson took to travel across the continent?
(a) Aborigine Express.
(b) Kangaroo Ltd.
(c) Australia Ltd.
(d) Indian Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is Canberra known?

2. What did Captain Phillip establish in Circular Quay?

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

4. What is Bryson's traveling companion's name?

5. What country is this book about?

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