Australia Test

Australia has what type of government?

• Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

Who is the governor general and what does he do?

• He represents the monarch and fulfills the duties of the head of state.

• He represents the monarch and is above the prime minister.

• He and the prime minister work together equally.

• He has no real power and only represents the monarch as a figure head.

What is the citizen’s role in Australia?

• All citizens can vote at age 18 but are not required.

• All citizens can vote at age 18 and are required.

• Citizens can vote at 16 but are required at 18.

• There are no requirements for voting.

Who are the indigenous people of Australia?

• Europeans

• British

• Aborigines

• Native Americans

Who was the first European to set up colonies in Australia?

• John Cabot

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• James Cook

Australia was first settled to create what kind of colony?

• Gold Rush Colony

• Military Colony

• Penal Colony

• Trade Colony

Which was not one of the four reasons for Britain to colonize Australia?

• The British government recognized the importance of having a navy in Australia in the southern hemisphere.

• The British viewed Australia as an economic base to expand trade.

• The British did not want its rivals to start a colony on the Australian continent.

• The British wanted to find gold and bring it back to Great Britain.

What is the capital of Australia?

• Canberra

• Melbourne

• Sydney

• Brisbane

What did the Europeans do to the Aborigines when they began to colonize Australia?

• They took their land, water, and food.

• They murdered the entire population.

• They took the Aborigine's gold.

• They moved them to New Zealand.

What is the Stolen Generations?

• The government placed the Aborigines into slavery.

• The Aborigines were forced to give up their traditions and history.

• Australians took the Aboriginal lands and moved them to reservations.

• Australians took Aboriginal children from their homes and placed them in the homes of white families.