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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Bryson fly into first on his next trip to Australia?
(a) North Queensland.
(b) Western Australia.
(c) Victoria.
(d) New South Wales.

3. Howe told Bryson about the _________________ that are always a danger in Australia.
(a) Aborigines.
(b) brushfires.
(c) coyotes.
(d) crocodiles.

4. At the Natural History Museum Bryson joined some young boys in ogling _______________ behind glass.
(a) lethal snakes.
(b) sharks.
(c) koala bears.
(d) monkeys.

5. For what is Red Bluff Beach famous?
(a) It has amazing red sand on its shores.
(b) The trees turn red at sunset.
(c) The sand is covered in red crabs.
(d) Two Dutch sailors were marooned here in 1629.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is commemorated in the Lambing Flat Museum?

2. What did Captain Phillip establish in Circular Quay?

3. How many cats were said to be roaming Australia at the time Bryson wrote this book?

4. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?

5. For what is Myall Creek famous?

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