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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Swan River Colony.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When they discover the white men, what is the Aboriginal men's first fear?
(a) That they will try to kill all the Aboriginals in the camp.
(b) That they will anger the spirits.
(c) That they will take away the women.
(d) That they will take their land.

3. What do Yalbung and Beeboo hear when they are hunting near the river?
(a) A ship's horn.
(b) Roars of dangerous animals.
(c) Men's voices and cries of frightened women.
(d) Gunfire.

4. What does Arthur Carberry hope to achieve in Australia?
(a) He wants to find an Aboriginal to be his slave.
(b) He wants to join the army.
(c) He wants to send money home to his sick mother.
(d) He wants to find good land and become rich.

5. What do Yalbung and Beeboo see when they investigate the noise?
(a) White men fighting each other on the beach.
(b) White men carrying off Aboriginal women.
(c) White men and women, and their belongings, on the beach.
(d) Animals attacking their camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the women settlers upset?

2. Who is Yellagonga?

3. When did the first European settlers arrive in Western Australia?

4. Who was supposed to establish this first colony?

5. What flag do the soldiers raise on the shore?

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