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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the local journalist who told Bryson about the Myall Creek incident?
(a) Paulette Smith.
(b) Paula Jones.
(c) Pamela Hall.
(d) Patricia Smith.

2. What are the lichen-like creatures that Bryson viewed at Sharks Bay?
(a) Blastolites.
(b) Stromatolites.
(c) Lichentolites.
(d) Stomas.

3. What color predominates in the desert Bryson and Sherwin passed through on the way to Alice Spring?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grey.
(d) Tan.

4. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) The Great Barrier Reef.
(c) Ayers Rock.
(d) Australian beer.

5. Where did Bryson go after leaving Sydney again?
(a) Thomasville.
(b) Victoria Station.
(c) Keeneville.
(d) Brisbane.

6. Bryson and Sherwin took a ferry to __________________.
(a) the Sydney Opera House.
(b) Coral See Islands.
(c) the Australian Desert.
(d) the Great Barrier Reef.

7. Bryson is typical in his amazement of ________________ in Australia.
(a) Species migration.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Education.
(d) Natural selection.

8. During their trip Bryson and Sherwin explored during the day and ____________ at night.
(a) Wrote letters.
(b) Drank.
(c) Slept.
(d) Made phone calls.

9. Which of the following happened to Aborigine children in an attempt to integrate them into white society?
(a) They were seized from their parents.
(b) They were told that their parents were dead.
(c) All of these.
(d) They were forced into new communities.

10. Which of the following is true of the Myall Creek incident?
(a) All of these.
(b) There is no memorial.
(c) There is no interest from tourists.
(d) Few people know about the incident.

11. Where is Surfer's Paradise located?
(a) Koala Coast.
(b) Sunshine Coast.
(c) Gold Coast.
(d) Brittannia Cost.

12. 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.

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

14. The town of Glenrowan is most famous for the downfall of which outlaw?
(a) John Dillinger.
(b) Butch Cassidy.
(c) Al Capone.
(d) Ned Kelly.

15. At one time how may Allied troops were in holding in Alice Springs?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 27,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 500,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast can the Australian brushfires move?

2. Unfortunately, what was not uncommon throughout Australia's history?

3. How many Aborigines were living on the continent by the time the Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?

4. Who was one of Australia's most famous land owners and miners?

5. Which of the following did Bryson see at Surfer's Paradise?

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