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

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

3. How does Captain Fremantle try to communicate when he realizes they don't understand him?
(a) He tries to use sign language.
(b) He gets a translator.
(c) He draws pictures in the sand.
(d) He writes it down instead.

4. What animal does Arthur Carberry bring to Australia with him?
(a) Mice.
(b) Horses.
(c) Lions.
(d) Foxes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In chapter one, who is the first person mentioned in the book?

3. How is this carried out?

4. What do Yalbung and Beeboo see when they investigate the noise?

5. What were the new settlers advised to do?

(see the answer key)

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