In which year was gold discovered in the area near Ballarat in Victoria?

1.   ?    1788
2.   ?    1825
3.   ?    1851
4.   ?    1901

What is or was the dig tree?

1.   ?    The tree that Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth marked when they were discovering a way over the Blue Mountains
2.   ?    The tree which marks the spot where Australian explorers Burke and Wills died of starvation in 1861
3.   ?    The tree used by some Aboriginal communities for carving wooden utensils
4.   ?    Trees planted to honour Diggers, who are men and women who worked in the Australian goldfields in the 19th century

You have found a florin, what is it?

1.   ?    A two-shilling Australian coin from pre-decimal currency days
2.   ?    A rare Australian wildflower
3.   ?    The first Australian stamp
4.   ?    A plastic floor tile

The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in which year through the Federation of six states?

1.   ?    1788
2.   ?    1887
3.   ?    1901
4.   ?    1960

The champion of Federation believed that Australia was ready for unity because of 'the vigour, the industry, the enterprise, the foresight, and the creative skill of its people'. Who was he?

1.   ?    Gough Whitlam
2.   ?    William Wentworth
3.   ?    Sir Henry Parkes
4.   ?    Sir Edmund Barton

At the time of Federation, what was the approximate population of Australia?

1.   ?    1.3 million people
2.   ?    2.6 million people
3.   ?    3.8 million people
4.   ?    5.9 million people

In 1914 the male population of Australia was less than 3 million. How many of these men volunteered to fight in World War I?

1.   ?    Less than 20,000
2.   ?    About 100,000
3.   ?    Almost 250,000
4.   ?    Almost 400,000

The Snowy Mountains Scheme is recognised as one of the seven great civil engineering wonders of the modern world. Between 1949 and 1974 more than 100,000 people built it. Where did these people come from?

1.   ?    Only Australia
2.   ?    England, Ireland and Scotland
3.   ?    China
4.   ?    More than 30 different countries

What did the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 do?

1.   ?    Restrict immigration to Australia of people who were not born in Europe
2.   ?    Restrict immigration to Australia of people from England
3.   ?    Stop all immigration to Australia of people born in Asia
4.   ?    Stop all immigration of any kind to Australia

A dictation test for prospective immigrants was introduced in 1902. What did the dictation test seek to do?

1.   ?    Test English skills of potential immigrants
2.   ?    See who could be employed as secretaries
3.   ?    Make it very difficult for people not born in Europe to pass it, and so limit their possibility of being accepted as immigrants to Australia
4.   ?    Discourage any immigration to Australia

Assimilation was the official policy of the Australian Government from 1901 to the mid-1960s. It meant that migrants were expected to:

1.   ?    Eat only Australian food
2.   ?    Speak with an Australian accent
3.   ?    Be absorbed into the Australian culture and not practise the culture from the country in which they were born
4.   ?    Agree with all government policies

Integration was the official policy of the Australian Government from the mid-1960s to 1972. It meant that migrants were:

1.   ?    Free to maintain their cultural diversity
2.   ?    Expected to blend into Australian society
3.   ?    Expected to learn how to use computers
4.   ?    Expected to be completely independent

Multiculturalism has been the official policy of the Australian Government since 1972. It means that migrants are:

1.   ?    Allowed entry into Australia from every country in the world
2.   ?    Regarded as enriching Australian society by making it more diverse
3.   ?    Able to speak many languages
4.   ?    Encouraged to participate in the arts

When were Aboriginal people granted full rights of Australian citizenship?

1.   ?    1962
2.   ?    1900
3.   ?    1982
4.   ?    1898