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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 set up a military base to get rid of the pirates?
(a) The Chief Protector of Aborigines.
(b) Captain Fremantle.
(c) Major Edmund Lockyer.
(d) Captain Freeman.

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

3. What strange occurrence shatters the peace of the camp?
(a) A stranger arrives.
(b) One of the clan goes missing.
(c) A loud boom.
(d) A bad storm.

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

5. Why are the women settlers upset?
(a) Because the Aboriginals are not wearing clothes.
(b) Because they are hungry.
(c) Because the rain is destroying their possessions.
(d) Because they are afraid of the Aboriginals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment are Bidgup and Meedo given?

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

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

4. What are the white men compared to?

5. Who makes the decision about when teenage boys are ready to go into the Law?

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