Phrenology was the pseudoscience of:

equating racial traits with the size and shape of the brain

What was the "Doomed Race" theory?

that indigenous races will die out

The "White Man's Burden" was to:

Civilise the indigenous people of the world

Contestability occurs:

interpretations about the past are open to debate

The first European settlement in modern day QLD was:

a penal settlement at Moreton Bay.

Who were the Queensland Native Mounted Police?

Indigenous police men who suppressed 'native resistance'

the study of how history is written

a legal term meaning 'land belonging to no-one'.

The History Wars in Australia were:

a debate about the interpretation of evidence of Indigenous conflict

When used in relation to the QNMP, the term 'dispersing' was used as a euphemism for:

killing hostile Indigenous Australians.

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1
How many Europeans were killed in the Hornet Bank Massacre?
11
6
3
15
2
Phrenology was the pseudoscience of:
equating racial traits with the size and shape of the brain
the demise of certain racial groups
differerent branches of mankind
human chronology
3
Current research suggusts Aboriginals have been in Australia:
6500 years
10 000 years
20 000 years
65 000 years
4
What was the "Doomed Race" theory?
that indigenous races will die out
a ranking of human races
That humans had evolved from a common ancestor
that humans descend from more than one ancestral species
5
The Myall Creek Massacre is significant because:
seven white pastoralists were tried and hanged for the murder of Indigenous
later acts of violence against Indigenous Australians became more surreptit
all of the above.
some authorities became inclined to 'turn a blind eye' to killings of Indig
6
in what state did the greatest amount of Indigenous deaths occur?
NSW
Tasmania
Western Australia
QLD
7
The "White Man's Burden" was to:
Civilise the indigenous people of the world
Take large amounts of money
Walk long distances
Pay off debts
8
Contestability occurs:
people engage in violent acts
when historians agree with each other
historians write a book
interpretations about the past are open to debate
9
The first European settlement in modern day QLD was:
a whaling station on Fraser Island.
a pastoral station near Goondiwindi.
a penal settlement at Moreton Bay.
none of the above.
10
Who were the Queensland Native Mounted Police?
a unofficial police force
Horse enthusiasts
Local European police
Indigenous police men who suppressed 'native resistance'
11
Which historian is a "White armband" proponent
Timothy Bottoms
Richard Overy
Keith Reynolds
Keith Windshuttle
12
Historiography is:
the study of history
the study of how history is written
the study of women in history
the study of men in history
13
After colonisation, the pre-European population on Indigenous Australians was reduced by approximately:
10%.
50%
none of the above
80%
14
How many of the Jiman tribe were believed to have been killed in retaliation?
11
100
150
300
15
The QNMP was:
QLD National Ministerial Protectorate.
QLD Native Mounted Police.
QLD Native Mixed Patrol.
QLD National Marine Patrol.
16
Terra Nullius is:
a weapon used by Indigenous Australians.
a concept relating to violent acts during the Frontier Wars.
a significant Indigenous meeting place.
a legal term meaning 'land belonging to no-one'.
17
The first pastoralists arrived in QLD:
by land near Darling Downs.
by sea in Moreton Bay.
by land near the Pacific coastline.
by sea in Townsville.
18
The History Wars in Australia were:
a debate about whether Indigenous history should be studied in schools
a debate about whether the end of the Cold War signalled the end of history
a debate about secondary school history curriculum.
a debate about the interpretation of evidence of Indigenous conflict
19
Current historical research says the number of Aboriginal deaths in QLD during the frontier wars was:
less than 20 000
60 000+
20 000 - 30 000
10 000
20
The reduction in the Indigenous population of Australia was due to:
sexual abuse.
frontier conflict.
disease.
all of the above.
21
What year was the Hornet Bank Massacre?
1869
1859
1857
1856
22
What was the term 'dispersal' a euphemism for:
cleaning up
moving on
arresting
extermination
23
The British Government signed Treaties with Indigenous Tribes
True
False
24
The approximate population of Australia prior to European colonisation was:
around 800 000.
around 200 000.
more than two million.
fewer than 100 000.
25
When used in relation to the QNMP, the term 'dispersing' was used as a euphemism for:
interrupting the connections between different groups of Indigenous Austral
killing hostile Indigenous Australians.
moving Indigenous Australians onto reservations.
separating men and women in hostile situations.

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