Quiz

1. From where were convicts transported to Australia?

a. United States of America
b. Africa
c. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. For what lengths of time were convicts sentenced to be
transported? Select three.
a. 2 years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. 10 years
e. 14 years
f. 21 years
g. 30 years
h. life
3. Select four crimes for which convicts could be transported to
Australia.
a. Walking in the streets at night
b. Embezzlement
c. Forging a letter
d. Receiving stolen goods
e. Drinking rum
f. Running away from school
g. Stealing ducks
4. How long was the journey for convicts by ship from Great
Britain to Australia?
a. 4 months
b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 10 months
e. 12 months
5. What name did convicts give to the new set of clothing given
to them by their employer?
a. Slips
b. Slops
c. Slaps
6. Why was this symbol seen on items such as convict clothing
and equipment?
a. The broad arrow indicated that an item was the property
of the British government.
b. The broad arrow showed convicts which way to walk
c. The broad arrow pointed the way to the barracks

7. Why was the Hyde Park Barracks built?

a. To house the families of convicts
b. To house and help control male convicts
c. As a house for governor Macquarie
8. What was the age of the youngest child to have lived at Hyde
Park Barracks?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 15
d. 7
e. 18
9. The person who flogged the convicts was called
a. A scoundrel
b. A scourge
c. A surgeon
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

How might convicts spend their free time? Select four.

Scrubbing the floors of the barracks
Playing a game of clay marbles
Making scrimshaw pictures on whalebone or teeth
Playing tennis
Smoking tobacco
Watching television
Playing musical instruments, such as the squeezebox or
the tin whistle.
Select three jobs unskilled convicts could be given.
Clearing land for farms or buildings
Boat building
Collecting horse manure for fertilising
Cutting wood for fuel
Cooper or barrel maker

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do.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Select three jobs that skilled convicts we expected to

Blacksmith
Road worker
Tailor
Loading and unloading ships
Shoemaker or cobbler

13.
they
a.
b.
c.
d.

What were three punishments convicts could expect if

misbehaved?
Running around the barracks courtyard three times
Leg irons
Standing in the corner of the barracks
Flogging with the cat-os nine tails

e. Walking on a treadmill which crushed grain

14.
good
a.
b.
c.

What were three ways convicts could be rewarded for

behaviour?
Receiving extra food and clothing
Having extra free time
Receiving a ticket of leave to live and work in a certain
area
d. Permission to go to the races
e. Dinner with the governor

15.
Historians use primary sources to help learn what life
was like at the particular time in the past. Which of the
following are primary sources? Select three.
a. The convict indent of Luke Cullen
b. Photographs taken of people dressed as convicts
c. A story you heard from your great grandmother
d. The art work made

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Question 1
From where were convicts transported to Australia?
Solution:
United States of America
Africa
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Answer:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Question 2
For what lengths of time were convicts sentenced to be transported? Select
three.
Solution:
2 years
5 years
7 years
10 years
14 years
21 years
30 years
Life
Answer:
7 years
14 years
Life
Question 3
Select four crimes for which convicts could be transported to Australia.
Solution:
walking in the streets at night
embezzlement
forging a letter
receiving stolen goods
drinking rum
running away from school
stealing ducks
Answer:
embezzlement
forging a letter
receiving stolen goods
stealing ducks
Question 4
How long was the journey for convicts by ship from Great Britain to Australia?

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4 months
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Answer:
8 months
Question 5
What name did convicts give to the new set of clothing given to them by their
employer?
Solution:
slips
slops
slaps
Answer:
slops
Question 6
Why was this symbol seen on items such as convict clothing and equipment?
Solution:
The broad arrow indicated that an item was the property of the British
government.
The broad arrow showed convicts which way to walk.
The broad arrow pointed the way to the barracks.
Answer:
The broad arrow indicated that an item was the property of the British
government.
Question 7
Why was the Hyde Park Barracks built?
Solution:
to house the families of convicts
to house and to help control male convicts
as a house for Governor Macquarie
Answer:
to house and to help control male convicts
Question 8
What was the age of the youngest child to have lived at Hyde Park Barracks?
Solution:
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18
Answer:
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Question 9
The person who flogged the convicts was called ...
Solution:
a scoundrel
a scourger
a surgeon
Answer:
a scourger
Question 10
How might convicts spend their free time? Select four.
Solution:
scrubbing the floors of the barracks
playing a game of clay marbles
making scrimshaw pictures on whalebone or teeth
playing tennis
smoking tobacco
watching television
playing musical instruments, such as the squeezebox or the tin whistle
Answer:
playing a game of clay marbles
making scrimshaw pictures on whalebone or teeth
smoking tobacco
playing musical instruments, such as the squeezebox or the tin whistle
Question 11
Select three jobs unskilled convicts could be given.
Solution:
clearing land for farms or buildings
boat building
collecting horse manure for fertilising.
cutting wood for fuel
cooper or barrel maker
Answer:
clearing land for farms or buildings
collecting horse manure for fertilising.
cutting wood for fuel
Question 12
Select three jobs that skilled convicts were expected to do.
Solution:
blacksmith
road worker
tailor
loading and unloading ships
shoemaker or cobbler
Answer:
blacksmith
tailor
shoemaker or cobbler

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Question 13
What were three punishments convicts could expect if they misbehaved?
Solution:
running around the barracks courtyard three times
leg irons
standing in the corner of the barracks
flogging with the cat-o'-nine tails
walking on a treadmill which crushed grain.
Answer:
leg irons
flogging with the cat-o'-nine tails
walking on a treadmill which crushed grain.
Question 14
What were three ways convicts could be rewarded for good behaviour?
Solution:
receiving extra food and clothing
having extra free time
receiving a ticket of leave to live and work in a certain area
permission to go to the races
dinner with the governor
Answer:
receiving extra food and clothing
having extra free time
receiving a ticket of leave to live and work in a certain area
Question 15
Historians use primary sources to help learn what life was like at a particular
time in the past. Which of the following are primary sources? Select three.
Solution:
the convict indent of Luke Cullen
photographs taken of people dressed as convicts
a story you heard from your great-grandmother
the art works made by people living at that time
journals or diaries, such as those of Governor Phillip or Macquarie
Answer:
the convict indent of Luke Cullen
the art works made by people living at that time
journals or diaries, such as those of Governor Phillip or Macquarie