Australian Culture MCQs

Australian Indigenous Literature MCQs with Answer

Who is the author of the book “Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence”?

a) Doris Pilkington
b) Sally Morgan
c) Alexis Wright
d) Kim Scott
Answer: a) Doris Pilkington
Which novel by Kim Scott won the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2011?

a) “That Deadman Dance”
b) “Taboo”
c) “Benang”
d) “True Country”
Answer: a) “That Deadman Dance”
Who wrote the novel “My Place,” a work blending autobiography and history?

a) Anita Heiss
b) Sally Morgan
c) Alexis Wright
d) Kim Scott
Answer: b) Sally Morgan
Which Australian Indigenous author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973?

a) Jack Davis
b) David Unaipon
c) Oodgeroo Noonuccal
d) Patrick White
Answer: d) Patrick White
What is the name of the novel by Alexis Wright that explores the impact of mining on Aboriginal communities?

a) “Carpentaria”
b) “Swallow the Air”
c) “The Swan Book”
d) “Tracker”
Answer: a) “Carpentaria”
Who authored the book “Talking to My Country,” addressing Indigenous issues in contemporary Australia?

a) Bruce Pascoe
b) Stan Grant
c) Tony Birch
d) Anita Heiss
Answer: b) Stan Grant
Which Indigenous Australian writer penned the novel “Swallow the Air”?

a) Tara June Winch
b) Melissa Lucashenko
c) Ali Cobby Eckermann
d) Tony Birch
Answer: a) Tara June Winch
“Noongar Noonookurt and Nyungar Nyitte” is a publication by whom?

a) Archie Roach
b) Sally Morgan
c) Kim Scott
d) Jack Davis
Answer: d) Jack Davis
Which Indigenous Australian poet wrote “Kargun” and “My Father’s Eyes”?

a) Oodgeroo Noonuccal
b) Kevin Gilbert
c) Judith Wright
d) Archie Weller
Answer: b) Kevin Gilbert
Who is the author of “Jandamarra,” a historical fiction novel based on the life of an Aboriginal freedom fighter?

a) Bruce Pascoe
b) Mudrooroo
c) Doris Pilkington
d) Banjo Clarke
Answer: b) Mudrooroo
Which Indigenous Australian author wrote the novel “The Swan Book”?

a) Melissa Lucashenko
b) Tony Birch
c) Kim Scott
d) Alexis Wright
Answer: d) Alexis Wright
Who authored the poetry collection “The Honey Flow?

a) Lionel Fogarty
b) Bruce Pascoe
c) Anita Heiss
d) Tara June Winch
Answer: a) Lionel Fogarty
What is the name of the novel by Anita Heiss that explores identity, culture, and family?

a) “Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms”
b) “Not Meeting Mr. Right”
c) “Am I Black Enough for You?”
d) “Tiddas”
Answer: d) “Tiddas”
Which Australian Indigenous writer penned “The Fringe Dwellers”?

a) Alexis Wright
b) Nardi Simpson
c) Mudrooroo
d) Nene Gare
Answer: d) Nene Gare
Who wrote “The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith,” a novel inspired by real events about racial tensions in early 20th-century Australia?

a) Jack Davis
b) Mudrooroo
c) Thomas Keneally
d) Archie Weller
Answer: c) Thomas Keneally
“The Tall Man” by Chloe Hooper delves into which tragic incident involving an Indigenous man?

a) The Wave Hill walk-off
b) The death of Eddie Murray
c) The Palm Island death in custody
d) The Battle of Vinegar Hill
Answer: c) The Palm Island death in custody
Who is the author of the play “The Dreamers” that portrays the struggle for land rights?

a) Oodgeroo Noonuccal
b) Kevin Gilbert
c) Mudrooroo
d) Jack Davis
Answer: d) Jack Davis
Which Aboriginal author wrote the collection of stories titled “Dreamtime”?

a) Oodgeroo Noonuccal
b) David Unaipon
c) Archie Weller
d) Mudrooroo
Answer: a) Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Who authored “The White Girl,” a novel dealing with the Stolen Generations?

a) Tara June Winch
b) Melissa Lucashenko
c) Kim Scott
d) Ali Cobby Eckermann
Answer: a) Tara June Winch
Which Indigenous Australian writer wrote the autobiography “Nukkin Ya”?

a) Sally Morgan
b) Alexis Wright
c) Kim Scott
d) Phillip Gwynne
Answer: a) Sally Morgan
“That Deadman Dance” by Kim Scott is set during the early years of European settlement in which Australian state?

a) Queensland
b) Western Australia
c) New South Wales
d) Victoria
Answer: b) Western Australia
Which Indigenous Australian author wrote “Blood on the Wattle,” a book exploring the history of Indigenous Australians?

a) Bruce Pascoe
b) Mudrooroo
c) Jack Davis
d) Doris Pilkington
Answer: c) Jack Davis
Who authored the novel “Benang,” examining the impact of colonization on an Aboriginal family?

a) Kim Scott
b) Doris Pilkington
c) Alexis Wright
d) Sally Morgan
Answer: a) Kim Scott
“The Swan Book” by Alexis Wright features a protagonist named:

a) Albert Gondiwindi
b) Leonie Whyman
c) Karana
d) Mary
Answer: b) Leonie Whyman
Who wrote the novel “Taboo,” a story about a community recovering from a massacre?

a) Melissa Lucashenko
b) Tony Birch
c) Kim Scott
d) Doris Pilkington
Answer: c) Kim Scott
Which Australian Indigenous writer wrote the memoir “Am I Black Enough for You?”?

a) Anita Heiss
b) Stan Grant
c) Alexis Wright
d) Tony Birch
Answer: a) Anita Heiss
Who authored the collection of poetry titled “Shadow King”?

a) Tony Birch
b) Ali Cobby Eckermann
c) Archie Weller
d) Lionel Fogarty
Answer: b) Ali Cobby Eckermann
“Carpentaria” by Alexis Wright is set in a fictional town named:

a) Desperance
b) Wattle Creek
c) Palm Valley
d) Redwater
Answer: a) Desperance
Who is the author of the novel “True Country,” exploring themes of cultural conflict and identity?

a) Tara June Winch
b) David Unaipon
c) Kim Scott
d) Kim Mahood
Answer: d) Kim Mahood
Which Australian Indigenous writer penned the memoir “The Language of Kinship?

a) Anita Heiss
b) Stan Grant
c) Tony Birch
d) Alexis Wright
Answer: b) Stan Grant
Who authored “Talking to My Country: The Book That Every Australian Should Read”?

a) Stan Grant
b) Bruce Pascoe
c) Ali Cobby Eckermann
d) Nardi Simpson
Answer: a) Stan Grant
“Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence” by Doris Pilkington tells the story of:

a) Three Aboriginal girls escaping a settlement
b) A family living in an Aboriginal mission
c) The struggles of an Aboriginal community against mining
d) An Aboriginal man’s journey across the Outback
Answer: a) Three Aboriginal girls escaping a settlement
Which Indigenous Australian writer wrote the novel “The White Earth?

a) Kim Scott
b) David Unaipon
c) Andrew McGahan
d) Andrew Bolt
Answer: c) Andrew McGahan
Who authored the book “Am I Black Enough for You?” exploring identity and racism?

a) Stan Grant
b) Anita Heiss
c) Bruce Pascoe
d) Melissa Lucashenko
Answer: b) Anita Heiss
Which novel by Alexis Wright won the Stella Prize in 2018?

a) “The Swan Book”
b) “Carpentaria”
c) “Tracker”
d) “Taboo”
Answer: d) “Taboo”
Who authored “Dark Emu,” a book reexamining pre-colonial Aboriginal society and agriculture?

a) Bruce Pascoe
b) Doris Pilkington
c) Alexis Wright
d) Tony Birch
Answer: a) Bruce Pascoe
Which Australian Indigenous writer penned the play “Barbara and the Camp Dogs”?

a) Nardi Simpson
b) Tara June Winch
c) Melissa Lucashenko
d) Ali Cobby Eckermann
Answer: a) Nardi Simpson
Who authored the novel “The Swan Book,” a tale of environmental destruction and the resilience of Indigenous cultures?

a) Alexis Wright
b) Kim Scott
c) Tara June Winch
d) Doris Pilkington
Answer: a) Alexis Wright
“Taboo” by Kim Scott is set in which Australian state?

a) Queensland
b) Western Australia
c) New South Wales
d) Victoria
Answer: b) Western Australia
Who authored “The White Girl

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