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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?
(a) John Dillinger.
(b) Al Capone.
(c) Ned Kelly.
(d) Butch Cassidy.

2. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?
(a) There is no memorial.
(b) All of these.
(c) There is no interest from tourists.
(d) Few people know about the incident.

3. Bryson found that although Australians are amiable, they also display ________________.
(a) A defeatist attitude.
(b) A superior attitude.
(c) A self-critical attitude.
(d) An arrogant attitude.

4. What is the second largest city in Australia?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Canberra.
(d) Brisbane.

5. Bryson is typical in his amazement of ________________ in Australia.
(a) Natural selection.
(b) Education.
(c) Species migration.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What had Bryson hoped to see in the South Australia Museum?

3. Australian people seemed to Bryson to be obsessed with comparing their _____________ with others.

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

5. What did Captain Arthur Phillip bring with him to Australia in 1788?

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