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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Decline of Aboriginal Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Captain crash the ship?
(a) He saw the Aboriginals and thought they would make good servants.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) He was shocked by the sight of Captain Fremantle's boat already in the estuary.
(d) He wasn't watching where he was going.

2. How does the Illustrated Melbourne Post say the Aboriginal people reacted to this act of goodwill?
(a) They were angry.
(b) They did not understand.
(c) With gratitude.
(d) They refused it.

3. What are the white men compared to?
(a) Stampeding herds.
(b) A terrible storm.
(c) Flesh eating spirits.
(d) Bush fires out of control.

4. What did Captain Fremantle name the colony?
(a) Moore River Settlement.
(b) Swan River Colony.
(c) Perth.
(d) Jigalong.

5. How do the Aboriginals cut their meat?
(a) With sharp stones.
(b) With knives and forks.
(c) With their teeth.
(d) With bears' teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment are Bidgup and Meedo given?

2. What nationality is Captain Fremantle?

3. How long is the military outpost there for?

4. Why are the Aboriginals upset that they are being tried under English law?

5. What were the new settlers advised to do?

(see the answer key)

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