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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Journey South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the first white invaders come in the first place?
(a) Capturing Aboriginals to sell as slaves.
(b) Sealing and whaling.
(c) Looking for lost treasure.
(d) Trying to find a new home.

2. How do the white men try to break the Aboriginal culture?
(a) They force them to wear clothes.
(b) They prevent them from doing their sacred rituals and dances.
(c) They enslave them.
(d) They make it illegal for them to have children.

3. What was the common view of half-caste children at this time?
(a) That they were inferior to the 'pure whites' and 'pure blacks.'
(b) That they were more intelligent than other Aboriginal children.
(c) That they would not love their darker skinned families.
(d) That they were monsters.

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

5. During the voyage, several members of the crew try to keep the girls entertained. What does one crewman tell them about?
(a) The ruins of ancient Rome.
(b) England.
(c) The pyramids of Egypt.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some mothers choose to do, out of fear that their children will be taken from them?

2. How does Captain Fremantle try to communicate when he realizes they don't understand him?

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

4. What nationality is Captain Fremantle?

5. What strange occurrence shatters the peace of the camp?

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