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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what did Bryson dry off after snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) A big palm.
(b) A beach towel.
(c) Sherwin's shirt.
(d) His pants.

2. How long have stromatolites been on earth?
(a) 4 million years.
(b) 2 billion years.
(c) 3.5 billion years.
(d) 1.5 billion years.

3. How fast can the Australian brushfires move?
(a) 30 mph.
(b) 100 mph.
(c) 15 mph.
(d) 55 mph.

4. Bryson took some time to walk around Alice Springs and saw Aborigines who were _________________.
(a) All of these.
(b) In a bad way.
(c) Bruised.
(d) Bandaged.

5. In what type of country does the city of Daintree sit?
(a) Desert.
(b) Tropical forest.
(c) Plains.
(d) Metropolitan.

6. What do Australians call the North Coast?
(a) The crown.
(b) The head.
(c) The topside.
(d) The hat.

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

8. Lang Hancock once claimed that his land had more ______________ than the U.S. and Canada combined.
(a) Mountains.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Iron ore.

9. In what part of America did Bryson live at the time he visited Australia?
(a) New England.
(b) Northwest.
(c) California.
(d) Southwest.

10. What was the annual tourist count of Alice Springs at the time that Bryson visited?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 350,000.

11. What is the name of the site where Bryson and Sherwin stopped to see giant boulders?
(a) Big Rocks.
(b) Devils Marbles.
(c) Rocks of the Gods.
(d) Bedrock.

12. In Perth Bryson encountered an echidna which is related to _________________.
(a) coyotes.
(b) koalas.
(c) the Stegosaurus.
(d) the duck-billed platypus.

13. Where did Captain Cook first lay eyes on Australia?
(a) Cape Brittannia.
(b) Cape Heard.
(c) Cape May.
(d) Cape Tribulation.

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

15. Where did Bryson and Sherwin's ferry dock?
(a) Coral Reef.
(b) Smithson Reef.
(c) Agincourt Reef.
(d) Seabreeze Reef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the plane that flew into the desert to search for lost aviation legend Charles Kingsford Smith?

2. At one time how may Allied troops were in holding in Alice Springs?

3. What is the Alice Springs School of Air?

4. What was the Myall Creek incident?

5. What was the population of Alice Springs when Bryson visited?

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