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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bryson was intrigued by a sign announcing _____________________.
(a) The world's tiniest man.
(b) The world's hairiest woman.
(c) The world's smallest horse.
(d) The world's biggest lobster.

3. What was Bryson's destination after leaving Canberra?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Perth.
(d) Brisbane.

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

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

6. What did Bryson and Hart do that most Australians never do?
(a) Ate with Aborigines.
(b) Hiked the desert.
(c) Swam with sharks.
(d) Traveled the whole length of the country.

7. What was Bryson's destination city?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Perth.

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

9. What is the mountain range that lies to the west of Sydney?
(a) Humpback Mountains.
(b) Blue Mountains.
(c) Cook Mountains.
(d) Hardy Mountains.

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

11. In what year did Bryson first visit Melbourne?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1992.

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

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

14. Who was the botanist who accompanied Lt. James Cook on one of his voyages to Australia?
(a) Frederick Banks.
(b) Charles Bankson.
(c) Albert Barkley.
(d) Joseph Banks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Spriggina Fossil is said to be a possible explanation for the sudden explosion of life in the ____________ period.

2. Who was the British lieutenant who arrived in Australia in 1770?

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

4. For what did Bryson look when stopping for the night in the desert town of Hay?

5. To what did Bryson compare the Barossa Valley?

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