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What type of government does Australia have?
a) dictatorship
b) congressional republic
c) federal parliamentary democracy
d) communist

Why is Australia's literacy rate so high?
a) the country has good schools
b) the country has lots of money
c) the country has natural resources
d) the country has a large population

What language do Australians speak?
a) Australian
b) Aborigine
c) French
d) English

What is the main religion in Australia?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Hinduism
d) Judaism

What is the name of Australia's indigenous inhabitants?
a) Indians
b) Natives
c) Aborigines
d) Originals

One of Australia's major trading partners is
a) Cuba
b) China
c) Colombia
d) Canada

On which continent is Australia located?
a) Asia
b) North America
c) Australia
d) Europe

An Australian natural resource is
a) coal
b) diamonds
c) olive trees
d) all of the above

What is Australia's most famous natural landmark?
a) Great Victoria Desert
b) Great Barrier Reef
c) Rock City
d) Ayers Rock

What is the name of the world's largest reef?
a) Great Barrier Reef
b) Big Coral Reef
c) Giant Tropical Reef
d) Oceanic Ridge

Australia lies between which oceans?
a) Atlantic and Pacific
b) Indian and Pacific
c) Arctic and Pacific
d) Southern and Pacific

Who is the most powerful person in Australian government?
a) senator
b) queen
c) chancellor
d) prime minister

When did Australia establish mandatory voting?
a) 1997
b) 1956
c) 1924
d) 1932

What product comes from Australia's sheep?
a) steel
b) wool
c) paint
d) none of the above

What restricts the amount of a product that can be imported?
a) tariff
b) trade embargo
c) limitation
d) quota

What type of currency does Australia use?
a) dollar
b) yen
c) pound
d) euro

What was Britain's most important use for Australia?
a) as a base for the Royal Navy
b) as access to trade with the East
c) as new land to colonize
d) as a penal colony

What was the first colony in Australia?
a) New England
b) New South Wales
c) New Australia
d) New United Kingdom

What was one of Australia's four main colonies in 1864?
a) Van Diemen's Island
b) Western Australia
c) New South Wales
d) All of the above

What group fought against British colonists in Australia?
a) Dutch
b) Chinese
c) Aborigines
d) Americans

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