How Much Do You Know About Refugees And Asylum Seekers?

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This quiz is made to test how much you know about Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia. It includes facts about Refugees and Asylum Seekers and where they came from.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    What is the mode of transport that the majority of refugees use?

    • A.

      About 85-98% of refugees come by plane, making it the most common way for refugees come to Australia.

    • B.

      Only an elite few refugees come by plane (they are wealthier) as the greatest number of refugees come by boat.

    • C.

      Most refugees, especially those closer to Australia, like on the Gulfs of Asia, travel by train and bus. Only the more unfortunate travel on boat and even less fortunate travel on plane.

  • 2. 

    The amount of refugees and people that have needed protection that have been resettled in Australia is...

    • A.

      1,053,167

    • B.

      645,000

    • C.

      123,456

  • 3. 

    Refugees are given a visa when...

    • A.

      They are onboard their mode of transport to their refuge country.

    • B.

      When they are living in another country, often a refugee camp.

    • C.

      When they apply to a special gathering AAP meeting onboard their mode of transport.

  • 4. 

    The most amount of refugees that came to Australia (in their own time period, so not nessessarily at one time) is...

    • A.

      Melbourne, from 1954-Now

    • B.

      Vietnam, from 1975-Now

    • C.

      Eastern Europe, from 1947-1954

  • 5. 

    What is the meaning of an 'Asylum Seeker'?

    • A.

      Somebody who is seeking refuge but hasn't been granted permission to enter or leave their country or the country they are going to.

    • B.

      Same thing as a refugee.

    • C.

      Somebody who runs or assists in the developement and runthrough of escape vessels and planes.

  • 6. 

    What is/are the main reason/s that people flee and seek refuge in another country?

    • A.

      War, because, alongside of or just religious beliefs.

    • B.

      Poverty.

    • C.

      All of the above.

    • D.

      None of the above.

  • 7. 

    What does the 'Special Humanitarian Programme' do?

    • A.

      Grant visas to people who are in a 'refugee-like situation'.

    • B.

      They are granted to people that, without charity, would illegally come into the country or not be able to flee.

    • C.

      Helps people that feel 'displaced within [Australia]' travel to another country that may help them fit in with their religious beliefs.

  • 8. 

    What does the 'Women in Risk' programme do?

    • A.

      It helps young girls (women of the future) that are in a risky work place in an under-developed country seek a better job over-seas that will help provide for her family without putting herself at risk.

    • B.

      It helps women and girls if they are in danger.

    • C.

      It helps women and girls that are in danger and without protection of a male relative.

  • 9. 

    How many places are allocated for the people who can use the Special Humanitarian Programme?

    • A.

      12,500

    • B.

      7,000

    • C.

      15,000

  • 10. 

    What is it called when someone who is seeking refuge comes into Australia?

    • A.

      Visa from Danger

    • B.

      IARP (International to Australian Refuge Persons)

    • C.

      Onshore Protection

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