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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. The Aboriginals at first believed that the white men were 'gengas.' What are gengas?
(a) Mighty kings.
(b) Flesh eating monsters.
(c) Gods.
(d) Spirits of the ancestors.

2. How does Dayup know that Captain Fremantle must be important?
(a) Because they recognize his picture from the newspaper.
(b) Because the other men salute him.
(c) Because he is wearing a uniform.
(d) Because he tells them he is in charge.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Captain crash the ship?

2. What nationality is Captain Fremantle?

3. What weapons do the Aboriginal men use to hunt with?

4. What does Captain Fremantle name the area?

5. How long is the military outpost there for?

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