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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first livestock kept in Australia?
(a) Horses.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cows.
(d) Goats.

2. What law changed in the slave trade?
(a) The slaves had to come by consent.
(b) The families of slaves had to be compensated.
(c) The authorities had to ensure the safety.
(d) The slaves had to be paid.

3. What did Twain discuss with the two interesting men he met on a train in Australia?
(a) Religion.
(b) Hotels.
(c) Politics.
(d) Mining.

4. What were playing in the water off the shore of Sydney?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Porpoises.
(c) Kangaroos.
(d) Flying fish.

5. Where was the missionary from who Twain talked to in Sydney?
(a) Hungary.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) India.

6. What did Twain like to look at during the night on the ship?
(a) The crewmen.
(b) The water.
(c) The stars.
(d) The dolphins.

7. Where was horse racing a big specialty?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Perth.
(d) Melbourne.

8. What mines in Australia did towns grow up around?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Coal.
(d) Gold.

9. Why was Twain never able to fulfill his pledges to himself?
(a) He was never really serious.
(b) He couldn't control his desires.
(c) He never had the support he needed.
(d) He was not seeing the big picture.

10. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?
(a) Aztec.
(b) Mayan.
(c) Indian.
(d) Maori.

11. What was a weet-weet used for?
(a) A ritual.
(b) A building.
(c) A hunt.
(d) A game.

12. What was Twain's favorite spot in Christchurch?
(a) The hotel.
(b) The museum.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The cathedral.

13. What was Twain doing on this trip?
(a) Promoting his books.
(b) Writing books.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Giving lectures.

14. What was a weet-weet?
(a) A kind of mortar.
(b) A knife.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A bird.

15. What was the person pretending to be Sir Roger put on trial for?
(a) Harrassment.
(b) Scandal.
(c) Theft.
(d) Perjury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant thing did Captain Cook do?

2. What was the Flora?

3. What did the missionary say was slow to spread in his home country?

4. What did Twain compare the weather in Sydney to?

5. What freedom was big in South Australia?

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