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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Bryson visit Melbourne the first time?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Writer's Festival.
(c) Book research.
(d) Family reunion.

2. Who is Alan Howe's wife?
(a) Carrie Easton.
(b) Cheryl Edwards.
(c) Camilla Edson.
(d) Carmel Egan.

3. In what year did the Myall Creek incident occur?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1838.

4. When was the initial peopling of the Australian continent?
(a) One million years ago.
(b) 60,000 - 70,000 years ago.
(c) 15,000 - 30,000 years ago.
(d) 45,000 - 60,000 years ago.

5. Where is Surfer's Paradise located?
(a) Brittannia Cost.
(b) Sunshine Coast.
(c) Gold Coast.
(d) Koala Coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creature was featured in small museum Bryson stopped at on the way back to Melbourne?

2. What did early European explorers think Australia was?

3. In what year did Bryson first visit Melbourne?

4. How many Aborigines were living on the continent by the time the Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?

5. Who was the journalist who exposed the Myall Creek incident?

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