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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the capital of Australia?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Perth.
(c) Canberra.
(d) Sydney.

2. The waters off the coast of Victoria are best known for _____________.
(a) Gold.
(b) Shipwrecks.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Lobsters.

3. What is Nullarbor?
(a) A soda.
(b) A flat, red desert.
(c) An Aborigine male.
(d) A dead tree.

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

5. What is the name of the highway Bryson drove eastward along the coast to Melbourne?
(a) The Royal Route.
(b) Queen Victoria Parkway.
(c) Princess Diana Freeway.
(d) Princes Highway.

6. What happened when Bryson drank too much in a pub?
(a) He make transcontinental phone calls.
(b) He bought drinks for everybody.
(c) His notes are scrawled.
(d) He made lots of new friends.

7. The southeastern edge of Australia where the four largest cites are located is called __________________.
(a) The Gold Coast.
(b) Aborigine Plains.
(c) Boomerang Coast.
(d) Great Barrier Reef.

8. What was Bryson's starting location?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Perth.

9. What is footy?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Australian Rules football.
(d) Cricket.

10. In which of the following colors of clothing do cricket players dress?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

11. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The desert.
(c) The plateaus.
(d) The beach.

12. What did Captain Arthur Phillip bring with him to Australia in 1788?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Children.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Monkeys.

13. What is the gambling casino where Carmel took Bryson?
(a) Crown Casino.
(b) Gold Dust Casino.
(c) Brittannia Casino.
(d) Royal Casino.

14. Who did Bryson meet up with in Melbourne?
(a) Art Harrison.
(b) Alfred Howe.
(c) Albert Howell.
(d) Alan Howe.

15. What is the largest city in Australia?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Canberra.
(d) Brisbane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Commonwealth of Australia formed?

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

3. What type of animals did Thomas Austin unleash to hunt for sport?

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

5. How many people lived in Canberra at the time Bryson wrote this book?

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