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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 weapons do the Aboriginal men use to hunt with?
(a) Swords.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Guns.
(d) Spears.

2. Who is Yellagonga?
(a) A war-loving tribal leader.
(b) A powerful spirit ancestor.
(c) An Aboriginal god.
(d) A peace-loving tribal leader.

3. What nationality is Captain Fremantle?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Australian.
(d) French.

4. What is the name of Captain Fremantle's gunboat?
(a) Amity.
(b) Challenger.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Koolinda.

5. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?
(a) The tribal elders.
(b) The boys themselves.
(c) Their fathers.
(d) Their mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Aboriginal people sleep?

2. Why does Kundilla conclude that the white soldiers mean them no harm?

3. How did the first white invaders trick the Aboriginal men?

4. When they discover the white men, what is the Aboriginal men's first fear?

5. What does Captain Fremantle name the area?

(see the answer key)

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