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Rights and Freedoms Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

In 1993, this court case ruled that the Aboriginal people had owned land before the British had arrived.

a)

The Mabo Case

b)

OJ SImpson Case

c)

Elephant Case

d)

Bradbury Case

3.

The nickname for the kids who were stolen from their homes was what?

a)

The Aborginals

b)

Generation XYZ

c)

Millenials

d)

The Stolen Generation

4.

What year did Aboriginals get recognized as citizens?

a)

1867

b)

1967

c)

1493

d)

2001

5.

What does terra nullius mean?

a)

the beginning

b)

crowded area

c)

empty land

d)

desert

6.

Under the

Protection Acts, where did many Indigenous people live?

a)

Reserves

b)

Stations

c)

Missions

d)

All of the above

7.

What date was the Day of Mourning?

a)

26th January, 1938

b)

25th January 2008

c)

26th January, 1948

d)

6th August, 1967

8.

Who declared Australia as 'terra nullius'?

a)

Captain Kevin Rudd

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Captain Jimmy Carter

9.

Which Australian prime minister said sorry to the Aboriginal people?

a)

John Howard

b)

Scott Morrison

c)

Kevin Rudd

10.

What is a referendum?

a)

It is a yes or no poll that changes the constitution

b)

It is a short answer survey that changes a state law

11.

The inquiry that told peoples stories about the stolen generation was called?

a)

The Set them Free Report

b)

The Bringing them Home Report.

12.
The term terra nullius means
a)
conquered land belonging to an empire
b)
land belonging to no one
c)
land disputed by neighbouring countries
d)
land owned and managed by traditional inhabitants
13.
At the time of the victorious decision in the High Court Eddie Mabo
a)
 had died
b)
had returned to Murray Island
c)
was in Canberra to celebrate
d)
vowed to continue to represent other land claims
14.
The Mabo legal battle was spread over  
a)
15 years
b)
10 years
c)
5 years
d)
7 years
15.
Eddie Mabo was born 
a)
in northern Queensland
b)
in the Northern Territory
c)
on Murray Island
d)
on Great Keppel Island
16.
Who was the leader of the First Fleet
a)
Captain Arthur Phillip
b)
Captain Cook
c)
Captain Fisher
d)
Captain Claws
17.
What did the British bring with them to Australia that killed thousands of Aboriginal people
a)
Disease
b)
Horses
c)
Pikes
d)
Ships
18.

Disease from Europeans killed half of the Aborigines was

a)

Cancer

b)

Smallpox

c)

Malaria

d)

Influenza

19.
The 1967 Referendum proposed to include Aboriginal people in the census.
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
Which of these States were the least progressive in terms of Aboriginal rights prior to the 1967 Referendum? 
a)
WA
b)
NT
c)
SA
d)
VIC
21.
Which of these States were the most progressive in terms of Aboriginal rights prior to the 1967 Referendum?
a)
QLD
b)
VIC
c)
NSW
d)
TAS
22.

Which of these are categorized as Human Rights?

a)

Social Rights

b)

Economic Rights

c)

Civil Rights

d)

All of these are human rights categories

23.
An international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. It was founded in 1945 , replacing the League of Nations.
a)
Degrading
b)
Child Soldiers
c)
United Nations
d)
Discrimation
24.

In 1928 over a period of months, more than 60 Aboriginal men, women and children were shot and killed in the Northern Territory. Collectively these incidents became known as the _____________.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Coniston Massacre

c)

The Northern Territory disaster