Eckermann: Binan Goonj: Bridging Cultures in Aboriginal Health,
3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Background to Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal Interactions in Australia
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In what year was Australia invaded by Europeans?
a. 1778
b. 1788
c. 1838
d. 1839
ANS: B REF: p. 3
2. Which of the following was not a cornerstone of colonisation in Australia?
a. Cultural Violence
b. Bateman’s Treaty
c. Protestant Ethic
d. Scientific Racism
e. Industrialisation
ANS: B REF: p. 7
3. Who described Aboriginal people as ‘the miserablest people in the world’?
a. Cook
b. Williams
c. Lumholtz
d. Dampier
ANS: D REF: p. 7
4. The shortest government policy in Aboriginal Affairs was:
a. Assimilation
b. Segregation
c. Integration
d. Self Determination
e. Self Management
ANS: D REF: p. 22
5. NTER stands for:
a. National Treaty Economic Reform
b. Northern Territory Economic Reform
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c. Northern Territory Emergency Response
d. National Treaty Emergency Response
ANS: C REF: p. 23
6. The High Court Judgement on Native Title established:
a. Prior ownership of land
b. Compensation for land lost
c. Inalienable land rights
ANS: A REF: p. 23
7. The colonisation of Australia proceeded
a. Peacefully along the east coast
b. After some skirmishes with local natives
c. After 30 years of guerrilla warfare
ANS: C REF: p. 15
8. Between 1788 and 1966 the Aboriginal population of Australia had fallen by:
a. 10–20%
b. 20–60%
c. 30–50 %
d. 50–90%
ANS: D REF: p. 19
9. How were Aboriginal people treated by the colonists?
a. as slaves
b. as equals
c. as victims of violence
d. as valuable workers
ANS: A REF: p. 17
10. ATSIC stands for:
a. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee
b. Aboriginal Tertiary Studies Institutes of Culture
c. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
d. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community
ANS: C REF: p. 29
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11. The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody investigated the ‘suicides’ of:
a. 12 young Aboriginal men
b. 52 Aboriginal men and women
c. 73 Aboriginal women
d. 99 Aboriginal men and women
ANS: D REF: p. 93
12. The Protection Policy:
a. Institutionalised segregation
b. Helped Aboriginal people to live like non-Aboriginal people
c. Supported self determination
d. Gave special benefits to Aboriginal people
ANS: A REF: p. 25
13. Exemption papers gave Aboriginal people:
a. Citizenship
b. Freedom from conscription to the armed forces
c. Exemption from school
d. The right to work
ANS: A REF: p. 25
14. CDEP stands for
a. Community Distance Education Program
b. Community Development Employment Policy
c. Community Development Education Program
d. Community Development Employment Program
ANS: D REF: p. 55
15. In which political era did FCAATSI emerge?
a. 1950–1960
b. 1967–1972
c. 1972–1975
d. 1975–1988
ANS: A REF: p. 22
16. Self determination was government policy from:
a. 1951–1975
b. 1972–1983
c. 1972–1975
d. 1972–1983
ANS: C REF: p. 22
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17. Self determination means that people should:
a. be in charge of their own affairs
b. do whatever they like
c. accept help from others
ANS: A REF: p. 22
18. NIC stands for:
a. National Islander Congress
b. National Islander Council
c. National Indigenous Congress
d. National Indigenous Council
ANS: D REF: p. 30
19. In 2001 Aboriginal communities were experiencing increased levels of:
a. Self determination
b. Wealth generating enterprises
c. Unemployment and substance abuse
d. Improved health statistics
ANS: C REF: p. 31
20. When was the Racial Discrimination Act suspended in the Northern Territory?
a. 2007
b. 1987
c. 2005
d. 1997
ANS: A REF: p. 31
21. COAG stands for:
a. Council of Aboriginal Governance
b. Committee of Australian Governors
c. Council of Australian Governments
d. Committee of Aboriginal Grants
ANS: C REF: p. 33
22. Prime Minister Rudd delivered an apology to the Stolen Generation in:
a. 2007
b. 2008
c. 2009
d. 2006
ANS: B REF: p. 33
© Elsevier 2010.
3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Background to Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal Interactions in Australia
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In what year was Australia invaded by Europeans?
a. 1778
b. 1788
c. 1838
d. 1839
ANS: B REF: p. 3
2. Which of the following was not a cornerstone of colonisation in Australia?
a. Cultural Violence
b. Bateman’s Treaty
c. Protestant Ethic
d. Scientific Racism
e. Industrialisation
ANS: B REF: p. 7
3. Who described Aboriginal people as ‘the miserablest people in the world’?
a. Cook
b. Williams
c. Lumholtz
d. Dampier
ANS: D REF: p. 7
4. The shortest government policy in Aboriginal Affairs was:
a. Assimilation
b. Segregation
c. Integration
d. Self Determination
e. Self Management
ANS: D REF: p. 22
5. NTER stands for:
a. National Treaty Economic Reform
b. Northern Territory Economic Reform
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c. Northern Territory Emergency Response
d. National Treaty Emergency Response
ANS: C REF: p. 23
6. The High Court Judgement on Native Title established:
a. Prior ownership of land
b. Compensation for land lost
c. Inalienable land rights
ANS: A REF: p. 23
7. The colonisation of Australia proceeded
a. Peacefully along the east coast
b. After some skirmishes with local natives
c. After 30 years of guerrilla warfare
ANS: C REF: p. 15
8. Between 1788 and 1966 the Aboriginal population of Australia had fallen by:
a. 10–20%
b. 20–60%
c. 30–50 %
d. 50–90%
ANS: D REF: p. 19
9. How were Aboriginal people treated by the colonists?
a. as slaves
b. as equals
c. as victims of violence
d. as valuable workers
ANS: A REF: p. 17
10. ATSIC stands for:
a. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee
b. Aboriginal Tertiary Studies Institutes of Culture
c. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
d. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community
ANS: C REF: p. 29
© Elsevier 2010.
,Test Bank 1-3
11. The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody investigated the ‘suicides’ of:
a. 12 young Aboriginal men
b. 52 Aboriginal men and women
c. 73 Aboriginal women
d. 99 Aboriginal men and women
ANS: D REF: p. 93
12. The Protection Policy:
a. Institutionalised segregation
b. Helped Aboriginal people to live like non-Aboriginal people
c. Supported self determination
d. Gave special benefits to Aboriginal people
ANS: A REF: p. 25
13. Exemption papers gave Aboriginal people:
a. Citizenship
b. Freedom from conscription to the armed forces
c. Exemption from school
d. The right to work
ANS: A REF: p. 25
14. CDEP stands for
a. Community Distance Education Program
b. Community Development Employment Policy
c. Community Development Education Program
d. Community Development Employment Program
ANS: D REF: p. 55
15. In which political era did FCAATSI emerge?
a. 1950–1960
b. 1967–1972
c. 1972–1975
d. 1975–1988
ANS: A REF: p. 22
16. Self determination was government policy from:
a. 1951–1975
b. 1972–1983
c. 1972–1975
d. 1972–1983
ANS: C REF: p. 22
© Elsevier 2010.
, Test Bank 1-4
17. Self determination means that people should:
a. be in charge of their own affairs
b. do whatever they like
c. accept help from others
ANS: A REF: p. 22
18. NIC stands for:
a. National Islander Congress
b. National Islander Council
c. National Indigenous Congress
d. National Indigenous Council
ANS: D REF: p. 30
19. In 2001 Aboriginal communities were experiencing increased levels of:
a. Self determination
b. Wealth generating enterprises
c. Unemployment and substance abuse
d. Improved health statistics
ANS: C REF: p. 31
20. When was the Racial Discrimination Act suspended in the Northern Territory?
a. 2007
b. 1987
c. 2005
d. 1997
ANS: A REF: p. 31
21. COAG stands for:
a. Council of Aboriginal Governance
b. Committee of Australian Governors
c. Council of Australian Governments
d. Committee of Aboriginal Grants
ANS: C REF: p. 33
22. Prime Minister Rudd delivered an apology to the Stolen Generation in:
a. 2007
b. 2008
c. 2009
d. 2006
ANS: B REF: p. 33
© Elsevier 2010.
