Understanding Aboriginal Australia

What tool did the Australian Aborigines use that is known to return to the thrower?

• Slingshot

• Spear

• Bow

• Boomerang

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the decline in the Aboriginal population?

• Displacement

• Natural disasters

• European diseases

• Violence

What percentage of Australia's population is represented by Aborigines today?

• Less than 1%

• About 15%

• About 10%

• About 3%

Which right allows Aboriginal people to decide their own social and cultural development?

• Right to vote

• Right to education

• Right to self-determination

• Right to land

What is Australian Aboriginal dreamtime?

• Dreamtime tells how the spirits and their ancestors created the world and everything in it.

• When you go to sleep

• When everyone in the tribe meditates and then shares their dreams

• Stories that are told of the battles won by the tribes.