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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Bryson's favorite feature in Sydney?
(a) The Sydney Zoo.
(b) The Harbour Bridge.
(c) The Aboriginal Museum.
(d) The Opera House.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Bryson make fun of in the book?

2. Where did Bryson and Hart take a day trip from Broken Hill?

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

4. Early European explorers thought Australia was the size of __________________.

5. What is the worst offender of species destroying or endangering much of Australia's flora and fauna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two venues had Bryson wanted to visit in Adelaide but could not?

2. To what did Bryson compare the lush Barossa Valley?

3. Why did Bryson have a special fondness for Melbourne and what were some of the quirky things he noted about the city?

4. How did Canberra come to be the capital of Australia?

5. To what city had Melbourne lost ranking and commercial success?

6. What man was unwittingly responsible for the barren land surrounding the town of Hay?

7. What did early European explorers think Australia was when they saw it or landed on it?

8. Who was James Cook and when did he set foot in Australia?

9. What particularly fascinated Bryson about the train ride across the desert?

10. What did Bryson claim to have done that few Australians have ever done?

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