Year 9 Religion - Rabbit Proof Fence

Question 1

What is Rabbit-Proof Fence based on?

Accepted Answer

A true story about the Stolen Generations

Question 2

Who were the Stolen Generations?

Accepted Answer

Indigenous Australian children taken from their families by colonisers

Question 3

What choice do the girls make in the story?

Accepted Answer

They escape and walk over 1,500 km to return home

Question 4

Who were the two main groups involved in the Frontier Wars?

Accepted Answer

British colonisers and Indigenous Australians

Question 5

What was one reason the Frontier Wars began?

Accepted Answer

Colonisers violently taking occupation

Question 6

What impact did the Frontier Wars have on Aboriginal communities?

Accepted Answer

Significant loss of land, life, spirituality, language and culture

Question 7

Why is learning about the Frontier Wars important today?

Accepted Answer

Australia’s full history, including Indigenous perspectives

Question 8

Is the Frontier Wars history widely acknowledged in all Australian war memorials today?

Accepted Answer

No, it is still debated and not fully recognised

Question 9

What does the rabbit-proof fence symbolise in the film?

Accepted Answer

A path home and a symbol of resistance

Question 10

When did the Frontier Wars mainly take place?

Accepted Answer

1788–1930s

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