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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of the man who pretended to be Sir Roger?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Baker.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Farmer.

2. What was mined in Stawell?
(a) Copper.
(b) Silver.
(c) Brass.
(d) Gold.

3. What did Twain say was the root of all vices?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Desire.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Apathy.

4. What was being installed on the streets in Sydney?
(a) Traffic lights.
(b) Electric lighting.
(c) Sewer drains.
(d) Curbs.

5. What did the missionary say was slow to spread in his home country?
(a) Education.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Equality.
(d) Astrology.

6. What business was Commodore Vanderbilt in?
(a) Linens.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Spices.

7. Where was Ed from?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New Orleans.

8. What kind of expenditures did Twain discuss?
(a) Public works.
(b) Ship crews.
(c) Business.
(d) Literary.

9. Why didn't Twain travel to Queensland?
(a) He had no interest in it.
(b) He was tired.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He had a lecture to give.

10. What was Twain's story in Nelson about?
(a) A mass exodus.
(b) A bank theft.
(c) A mythical animal.
(d) A murderer.

11. How did Wawn make his money?
(a) He pirated sunk ships.
(b) He traded slaves.
(c) He stole spices.
(d) He printed false money.

12. Why did Twain say there was little for the Australian governor to do?
(a) He delegated most of his duties.
(b) There was a small population.
(c) The people governed themselves.
(d) It was mostly a prison colony.

13. What kind of embellishments were seen in Sydney?
(a) Asian.
(b) American.
(c) British.
(d) Egyptian.

14. What did the Australian government pay bounties for?
(a) Dead sharks.
(b) Captured criminals.
(c) Run-away orphans.
(d) Slave traders.

15. How did Twain get to the hunt he went to see?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Dog cart.
(d) On foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain like to look at during the night on the ship?

2. What movement did Twain say was making great progress in America?

3. Where was horse racing a big specialty?

4. What did Twain discuss with the two interesting men he met on a train in Australia?

5. What mistake had the captain made with another ship?

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