Australia - Culture

1. What is the official language of Australia?

A) English
B) Dutch
C) Australian
D) American

2. What is the main religion of Australia?

A) Hindu
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Christian

3. The ______________ were the first people to inhabit Australia.

A) Aborigines
B) Dutch
C) Chinese
D) British

4. If you do not know how to read and write you are ____________.

A) standard of living
B) illiterate
C) literate
D) educated

5. In the late 18th century England began building prisons to house convicts. What year would that have happened?

A) 1888
B) 1708
C) 1788
D) 1988

6. Why did England need a place to house their convicts?

A) England used the Aboriginal people to teach the convicts a lesson
B) England wanted to let the prisoners live in a place with nice weather
C) England could no longer house them in the 13 colonies because the prisons were full there
D) England could no longer use the prisons in the 13 colonies because of the American Revolution

7. How did the Australian government encourage English speakers to come to Australia?

A) they allowed everyone to come to Australia that wanted to
B) they didn't care who immigrated
C) they only allowed people from Spain to come to Australia
D) they made rules to stop immigrants from Asia and Africa

8. Which country colonized Australia?

A) United States of America
B) India
C) Great Britain
D) New Zealand

9. What part of Australia did Captain James Cook explore?

A) the western coast
B) the eastern coast
C) central Australia
D) the northern coast

10. What was the name of the first colony in Australia?

A) New South Wales
B) Queensland
C) New Britain
D) Victoria

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