Gold in Australia Chapters 9 and 10

In regard to the digging licence, what happened if the digger didn't find any gold?

• he was still required to pay for the licence

• his licence was cancelled

• he didn't have to pay the licence

• he could pay the licence at a later date

Why did the government introduce a digging licence?

• to use for the homeless

• to use to build roads to the goldfields

• to discourage people from flocking to the goldfields and to pay for police

• to stop criminals going to the goldfields

What name is given to a plan which is designed to discourage people from doing something?

• a criminal charge

• a disincentive

• an incentive

• a punishment

How did the diggers feel about the licence?

• indifferent

• happy

• bitter

• encouraged

What is resentment

• cheating

• enjoyment

• bitterness

• jealousy

Which word from the text is a compound word?

• digger

• licence

• police

• goldfield

What was at the centre of the dispute between the government and the diggers?

• a ban on mining for gold

• licence law

• the conditions of the gold mining camps

• immigration

What symbol was used on the Eureka flag?

• a boomerang

• the Southern Cross

• a kangaroo

• the Union Jack

Which word describes the relationship between the government and the miners at this time?

• hostile

• peaceful

• friendly

• settled

Tensions between the government and the diggers boiled over at Eureka. What language tool is used in this sentence?

• simile

• onomatopoea

• metaphor

• rhetorical question