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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast can the Australian brushfires move?
(a) 30 mph.
(b) 100 mph.
(c) 55 mph.
(d) 15 mph.

2. What animal does an echidna resemble?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Hedgehog.
(c) Ferret.
(d) Duck.

3. Who joined Bryson on his next trip to Australia?
(a) Mike Williams.
(b) Hal Winston.
(c) Allan Sherwin.
(d) Mrs. Bryson.

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

5. Lang Hancock once claimed that his land had more ______________ than the U.S. and Canada combined.
(a) Silver.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Iron ore.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Trevor Ray Hart's profession?

2. Why couldn't Bryson and Sherwin swim in the cove next to their hotel?

3. For what is Myall Creek famous?

4. What is the gambling casino where Carmel took Bryson?

5. How much press coverage does Australia get in Western media?

(see the answer key)

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