CBC Year 8 Sorry Day and Reconciliation Quiz

What does the book 'Sorry Day' primarily address?

• The flora and fauna of Australia

• The Australian education system

• The Stolen Generations

• The history of Australia

Who delivered the first official national apology to the Stolen Generations?

• Trevor Jamison

• Kevin Rudd

• Michael Lavarch

• Paul Keating

When was the first Australian national Sorry Day proclaimed?

• 2008

• 1992

• 1997

• 1998

What was the name of the report prepared by the Royal Commission on the Stolen Generations?

• The Reconciliation Report

• The Bringing Them Home Report

• The Sorry Day Report

• The Redfern Report

What year was the Bringing Them Home report presented in Parliament?

• 1992

• 1997

• 1995

• 1998

Which Prime Minister delivered the first speech recognizing the wrongs done by the Australian government to the Aboriginal people?

• Kevin Rudd

• Paul Keating

• Michael Lavarch

• Trevor Jamison

What was the policy introduced by the Australian government in 1937 regarding Aboriginal children?

• To build more housing

• To improve healthcare

• To assimilate mixed-race Aboriginal children into 'white' Australian' society

• To provide better education

What is the main theme of the book 'Sorry Day'?

• Romance

• Science Fiction

• Reconciliation

• Adventure

What does the term 'Stolen Generations' refer to?

• A group of Australian politicians

• A famous Australian sports team

• A generation of explorers

• Children taken away from their families to be brought up in white institutions

What is the purpose of Sorry Day?

• To acknowledge and apologize for the wrongs done to the Stolen Generations

• To promote Australian literature

• To celebrate Australian culture

• To commemorate Australian soldiers