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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The waters off the coast of Victoria are best known for _____________.
(a) Lobsters.
(b) Shipwrecks.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Gold.

2. Who was the nineteenth-century man who unleashed animals to hunt?
(a) James Caufield.
(b) William Cook.
(c) Thomas Austin.
(d) Frederick Champ.

3. Which of the following describes the Barossa Valley?
(a) Verdant.
(b) Green.
(c) All of these.
(d) Lush.

4. Who was the ranger that escorted the Howes and Bryson through the park?
(a) Ron Riley.
(b) Bob Bryan.
(c) Charles Weston.
(d) Skip Murphy.

5. At the Natural History Museum Bryson joined some young boys in ogling _______________ behind glass.
(a) koala bears.
(b) lethal snakes.
(c) sharks.
(d) monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Captain Cook first lay eyes on Australia?

2. Why did Bryson want to switch hotels?

3. What was the annual tourist count of Alice Springs at the time that Bryson visited?

4. The devastation of vegetation by Austin's rabbits was followed by ________________.

5. Why had Bill Bryson been to Australia in the past?

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