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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bryson go at night to make notes about his day's activities?
(a) A library.
(b) His hotel room.
(c) A pub.
(d) An Internet cafe.

2. What type of animals did Thomas Austin unleash to hunt for sport?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Deer.

3. In what year did Sydney host the Olympics?
(a) 1964.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1968.
(d) 2000.

4. What is the world's largest living thing located in Australia?
(a) The Painted Desert.
(b) The Great Barrier Reef.
(c) Yosemite.
(d) The Lochness Monster.

5. What is the worst offender of species destroying or endangering much of Australia's flora and fauna?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Wolves.

6. The Spriggina Fossil is said to be a possible explanation for the sudden explosion of life in the ____________ period.
(a) Jurassic.
(b) Paleozoic.
(c) Cambrian.
(d) Quaternary.

7. Where did Bryson enjoy riding in the train?
(a) The dining car.
(b) The locomotive.
(c) The caboose.
(d) The sleeping berth.

8. How many specimens of plants and small animals did Banks collect while in Australia?
(a) About 50,000.
(b) Less than 20,000.
(c) At least 100,000.
(d) Over 30,000.

9. Australia is the habit of ____________________ than anywhere else in the world.
(a) more horses.
(b) more birds.
(c) more jaguars.
(d) more deadly creatures.

10. The devastation of vegetation by Austin's rabbits was followed by ________________.
(a) Unrelenting rains.
(b) Blizzards and ice storms.
(c) A decade-long drought.
(d) Tornadoes.

11. How long was the meta sign of the lobster?
(a) 17 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 56 feet.
(d) 23 feet.

12. How much press coverage does Australia get in Western media?
(a) More than most other countries.
(b) Much less than most other countries.
(c) An excessive amount compared to other countries.
(d) None at all.

13. What is the name of the road that is filled with sinuous curves along crumbling cliffs?
(a) Great Vista Road.
(b) Great Ocean Road.
(c) Breakneck Point.
(d) Great Barrier Road.

14. What was the name of Lt. James Cook's ship?
(a) HMS Pinafore.
(b) HMS Enterprise.
(c) HMS Endeavor.
(d) HMS Brittannia

15. When did Australia establish rules of citizenship for people born in Australia?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1870s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following colors of clothing do cricket players dress?

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

3. Bryson wrote that the difference between Canberra and Adelaide is that Canberra is a city built in a park, whereas Adelaide is __________________________.

4. What is the first thing Bryson did when arriving in a new city?

5. What did Captain Phillip establish in Circular Quay?

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