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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) From the ferry.
(d) With binoculars.

2. Unfortunately, what was not uncommon throughout Australia's history?
(a) Mass killings of Aborigines.
(b) Killings of female children.
(c) Brutal animal attacks on settlers.
(d) Slaughter of white missionaries.

3. According to Bryson, Australia's interior is _________________.
(a) Desolate.
(b) Wet.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Spectacular.

4. At one time how may Allied troops were in holding in Alice Springs?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 27,000.

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

6. What is the name of the site where Bryson and Sherwin stopped to see giant boulders?
(a) Rocks of the Gods.
(b) Devils Marbles.
(c) Bedrock.
(d) Big Rocks.

7. Which of the following fascinated Bryson during his trip to Australia?
(a) All of these.
(b) Culture.
(c) History.
(d) Geography.

8. Where was Kingsford Smith later recovered?
(a) The Great Barrier Reef.
(b) The Kimberley Coast.
(c) The Victoria Desert.
(d) The Tasmania Isles.

9. What did Bryson agree to while having a bit too much to drink at a pub in Daly Waters?
(a) Free meals for Sherwin for a month.
(b) A month-long house swap with a Korean couple.
(c) A naked dance on the beach at midnight.
(d) A new car for Sherwin.

10. Which of the following did Bryson say he will not know once he leaves Australia?
(a) Which sites he saw or did not see in the country.
(b) All of these.
(c) The conclusion of political events he had followed.
(d) The discovery of some new species in the desert.

11. How many Aborigines were living on the continent by the time the Europeans arrived to colonize Australia?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 300,000 - 1 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 25,000 - 50,000.

12. Sherwin was more _____________ than Bryson was on this trip.
(a) Adventurous.
(b) Knowledgeable.
(c) Easily tired.
(d) Reticent.

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

14. What was the annual tourist count of Alice Springs at the time that Bryson visited?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 75,000.

15. According to Bryson, Perth has the best _________________ in Australia.
(a) Botanical gardens.
(b) Hotels.
(c) Sunsets.
(d) Pubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the seventeen-foot crocodile Bryson and Sherwin saw in a museum in Darwin?

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

3. What fascinated Bryson the most on his trip to Australia?

4. What desert habitat museum did Bryson visit?

5. Why did Bryson want to switch hotels?

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