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

2. What does Captain Fremantle name the area?
(a) Perth.
(b) Western Australia.
(c) Northern Australia.
(d) New England.

3. What is established as an act of goodwill on Queen Victoria's birthday?
(a) Free blankets are given to the Aboriginals.
(b) All the land is given back to the Aboriginals.
(c) Money is given to the Aboriginals.
(d) Aboriginal servants are given a holiday.

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

5. How do the settlers allocate land?
(a) They are allowed to choose land wherever they want.
(b) The land is bought off the Aboriginals.
(c) Each person is given a grant of land by the English government.
(d) The Aboriginals decide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bidgup and Meedo decide to do about the food problem?

2. Why can't Bidgup and Meedo use their usual hunting trails?

3. How do the white men try to break the Aboriginal culture?

4. How does the Illustrated Melbourne Post say the Aboriginal people reacted to this act of goodwill?

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

(see the answer key)

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