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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Residents of the city of Adelaide quite frequently mentioned the city's __________.
(a) Culture.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Doom.
(d) Growth.

2. What country is this book about?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Japan.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

3. Bryson and Sherwin took a ferry to __________________.
(a) the Australian Desert.
(b) the Great Barrier Reef.
(c) the Sydney Opera House.
(d) Coral See Islands.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the world's largest living thing located in Australia?

2. Where did Captain Cook first lay eyes on Australia?

3. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?

4. The UNESCO has designated Ayers Rock as a __________________.

5. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?

(see the answer key)

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