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HISTORY RECAP

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was poorly treated by the English when they came to Australia?
a)
The French
b)
The Aboriginal people
c)
The Irish
d)
Australian animals
2.
What is this hunting tool called?
a)
Spear
b)
Triangle thrower
c)
Didgeridoo
d)

Boomeran
3.
What language were Aboriginal people forced to speak?
a)

Australian

b)
English
c)
French
d)
British
4.
Was this Aboriginal people's own clothing?
a)
Yes
b)

No

c)
Some of them wore this type of clothing
5.
What colours do Aboriginal people use in their art?
a)
Grey colours
b)
Fluoro colours
c)
Black and white colours
d)
Earthy + natural colours
6.
Who is this man?
a)
Captain Bradley Cook
b)
Captain James Cook
c)
Colonel Sanders
d)
John Wayne
7.
How old is Aboriginal culture?
a)
2000 years
b)
50,000+ years
c)
1 year
d)
20 years
8.
What are Dreamtime stories about?
a)
Spiritual stories about their ancestors and worlds creation
b)
Kids stories
c)
Make believe stories
d)
Stories about growing up
9.
Which child is Aboriginal?
a)
Left boy
b)
Right boy
c)
Neither
d)
Both
10.
What does this Aboriginal symbol mean?
a)
Sit
b)
Man
c)
Camp
d)
Fire
11.
What job did Aboriginal woman do traditionally?
a)
Hunt
b)
Sleep
c)
Eat
d)
Gather
12.
What is this type of art called?
a)
Rock art
b)
Canvas art
c)
Tree / Bark art
d)
Floor art
13.
Aborigines migrated to Australia from what continent thousands of years ago?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
14.
The aborigines used boomerangs to hunt, but they also trained what Australia animal to help with hunting?
a)
Koalas
b)
Tasmanian Devils
c)
Kangaroos
d)
Dingos
15.
What happened to the aborigines when the Europeans arrived?
a)
Killed by small pox
b)
Forces off their land because they couldn't prove they owned it
c)
Their children were taken away from them
d)
All of the above
16.
What is the Stolen Generation?
a)
A generation of people who moved out of the country
b)
A generation that survived on stealing from Europeans
c)
A generation of aborigines that were taken and raised by white people
d)
A generation of babies that disappeared mysteriously, likely stolen and raised by kangaroos and dingos
17.
An instrument that they created is called....
a)
Trumpet
b)
Saxophone
c)
Didgeridoo
d)
Flute
18.
A trait that aboriginal art has is....
a)
There are no traits
b)
Lots of faces
c)
Very little color
d)
Lots of dots!
19.
Aboriginals dress like this everyday....
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Aboriginals are known for being good...
a)
Story Tellers
b)
Artists
c)
Craftsmen
d)
All of these
21.
What was the first land in Australia called by Captain Cook? 
a)
New West Wales
b)
New East Wales
c)
New North Wales
d)
New South Wales
22.
What is Australia’s currency? 
a)
Australian dollar
b)
British pound
c)
Danish kroner
d)
Euro