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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many specimens of plants and small animals did Banks collect while in Australia?
(a) Over 30,000.
(b) Less than 20,000.
(c) At least 100,000.
(d) About 50,000.

2. Where did Bryson go after leaving Sydney again?
(a) Thomasville.
(b) Brisbane.
(c) Keeneville.
(d) Victoria Station.

3. What are the lichen-like creatures that Bryson viewed at Sharks Bay?
(a) Blastolites.
(b) Lichentolites.
(c) Stromatolites.
(d) Stomas.

4. What mesmerized Bryson while on the train?
(a) The blazing sun.
(b) The cloud formations.
(c) The stars at night.
(d) The glimmering track.

5. Who is the local journalist who told Bryson about the Myall Creek incident?
(a) Patricia Smith.
(b) Paulette Smith.
(c) Pamela Hall.
(d) Paula Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What water sport did Bryson attempt but could not maintain?

2. Uluru is the Aboriginal name for what famous rock formation?

3. What is the worst offender of species destroying or endangering much of Australia's flora and fauna?

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

5. What animal does an echidna resemble?

(see the answer key)

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