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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. How long is the military outpost there for?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

2. How are black servants paid?
(a) With rice.
(b) With warm blankets.
(c) They are not paid with anything.
(d) With money.

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

4. Why can't Bidgup and Meedo use their usual hunting trails?
(a) All the animals have been frightened away.
(b) There are houses built on them.
(c) They are blocked by fences.
(d) The white people have made hunting illegal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the soldiers abandon the military outpost?

2. What is the name of Captain Fremantle's gunboat?

3. What animal does Arthur Carberry bring to Australia with him?

4. Why are teenage boys sent out into the Law?

5. How do the settlers allocate land?

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