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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following happened to Aborigine children in an attempt to integrate them into white society?
(a) They were forced into new communities.
(b) All of these.
(c) They were seized from their parents.
(d) They were told that their parents were dead.

2. In what year did Bryson first visit Melbourne?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1997.

3. What is the mountain range that lies to the west of Sydney?
(a) Blue Mountains.
(b) Cook Mountains.
(c) Hardy Mountains.
(d) Humpback Mountains.

4. Howe told Bryson about the _________________ that are always a danger in Australia.
(a) Aborigines.
(b) crocodiles.
(c) coyotes.
(d) brushfires.

5. Uluru is the Aboriginal name for what famous rock formation?
(a) Aleusian Rock.
(b) Arborick Rock.
(c) Matterhorn.
(d) Ayers Rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animals did Thomas Austin unleash to hunt for sport?

2. What do Australians call the North Coast?

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

4. How many people lived in Canberra at the time Bryson wrote this book?

5. To which national park did the Howes take Bryson?

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