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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bryson and Sherwin get a great view of the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) In a semi-submersible boat.
(b) From a helicopter.
(c) With binoculars.
(d) From the ferry.

2. The town of Cowra is famous for a mass breakout of ____________ prisoners during World War II.
(a) Japanese.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Vietnamese.

3. How many cats were said to be roaming Australia at the time Bryson wrote this book?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 43 million.
(d) 2 million.

4. Bryson is struck by a shop in Young offering pets and _______________.
(a) sushi.
(b) phones.
(c) pajamas.
(d) pornography.

5. What was the name of the seventeen-foot crocodile Bryson and Sherwin saw in a museum in Darwin?
(a) Darling.
(b) Croc.
(c) Monster.
(d) Sweetheart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bryson meet up with in Melbourne?

2. What was the name of Lt. James Cook's ship?

3. When did Australia establish rules of citizenship for people born in Australia?

4. Who was the British lieutenant who arrived in Australia in 1770?

5. What government building did Bryson visit in Canberra?

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