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

2. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?
(a) Ate with Aborigines.
(b) Traveled the whole length of the country.
(c) Hiked the desert.
(d) Swam with sharks.

3. Where was Kingsford Smith later recovered?
(a) The Kimberley Coast.
(b) The Victoria Desert.
(c) The Tasmania Isles.
(d) The Great Barrier Reef.

4. What is the name of the highway Bryson drove eastward along the coast to Melbourne?
(a) Princess Diana Freeway.
(b) Princes Highway.
(c) The Royal Route.
(d) Queen Victoria Parkway.

5. What desert habitat museum did Bryson visit?
(a) Royal Desert Park.
(b) Great Barrier Habitat Museum.
(c) Ayers Rock Museum.
(d) Alice Springs Desert Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is Myall Creek famous?

2. At one time how may Allied troops were in holding in Alice Springs?

3. What was an early name given to Australia by the Europeans?

4. Where did Bryson go after leaving Sydney again?

5. With what did Bryson dry off after snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef?

(see the answer key)

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