Key Themes and Messages (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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How does Kassab characterise colonisation in Australia?
How does Kassab characterise colonisation in Australia?
As an ongoing process of possession
What does Kassab say about terra nullius?
What does Kassab say about terra nullius?
It was always a lie
How did Indigenous peoples view Country, according to the note?
How did Indigenous peoples view Country, according to the note?
As a living entity requiring custodianship
What does 'off' in 'make your living off the land' reveal?
What does 'off' in 'make your living off the land' reveal?
An extractive mindset
How many Indigenous nation names does Kassab say were suppressed?
How many Indigenous nation names does Kassab say were suppressed?
Over 500
What were songlines overwritten by, according to the text?
What were songlines overwritten by, according to the text?
European grid systems
How does Kassab show Country's agency and resistance?
How does Kassab show Country's agency and resistance?
Through failed crops in upside down seasons
What does 'Their words sleep in the ground' suggest?
What does 'Their words sleep in the ground' suggest?
Both death and potential resurrection
What psychological bind does Kassab identify for white Australians?
What psychological bind does Kassab identify for white Australians?
They'd be aliens, not migrants, if possession ends
What is Kassab's ultimate message about First Nations sovereignty?
What is Kassab's ultimate message about First Nations sovereignty?
It has never been ceded and must be restored