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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bryson and Sherwin's ferry dock?
(a) Smithson Reef.
(b) Coral Reef.
(c) Agincourt Reef.
(d) Seabreeze Reef.

2. How did Bryson and Sherwin get a great view of the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) With binoculars.
(b) From the ferry.
(c) In a semi-submersible boat.
(d) From a helicopter.

3. Who was one of Australia's most famous land owners and miners?
(a) Lane Henderson.
(b) Lou Hardy.
(c) Lang Hancock.
(d) Lawrence Henson.

4. Which of the following did Bryson see at Surfer's Paradise?
(a) Beach.
(b) Shopping centers.
(c) All of these.
(d) Chain hotels.

5. 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) Big Rocks.
(d) Bedrock.

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

7. What is notable about the Megascolides Australis?
(a) Man-eating plants.
(b) The largest earthworms in the world.
(c) Man-eating worms.
(d) Cannibalistic worms.

8. Where was Alan Howe's country house located?
(a) Kangaroo Gulch.
(b) Keane Station.
(c) King Valley.
(d) Koala Valley.

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

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

11. To which national park did the Howes take Bryson?
(a) Outback National Park.
(b) Alpine National Park.
(c) Cheviot National Park.
(d) Royal National Park.

12. For what is Myall Creek famous?
(a) An incident involving the slaughter of Aborigines.
(b) The prisoner colonies.
(c) The production of boomerangs.
(d) The production of didgeridoos.

13. How long have stromatolites been on earth?
(a) 1.5 billion years.
(b) 2 billion years.
(c) 3.5 billion years.
(d) 4 million years.

14. About which of the following did Bryson warn Sherwin?
(a) All of these.
(b) Jellyfish attacks.
(c) Deadly animal attacks.
(d) Saltwater crocodile attacks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Alice Springs School of Air?

2. What kinds of trees did Bryson explore in the forests southwest of Perth?

3. Lang Hancock once claimed that his land had more ______________ than the U.S. and Canada combined.

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

5. What is the name of the cyclone that devastated the town of Darwin in 1974?

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