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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: A Victorian, Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bell venture in August 1901 to overcome her fears of climbing mountains?
(a) Germany.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Austria.

2. By the end of her second year, Bell is the first woman to achieve first place in Modern History studies, but fails in what?
(a) Passing physics.
(b) Securing a husband.
(c) Passing chemistry.
(d) Passing calculus.

3. What location does Bell move onto following this warning to turn back?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Amman.
(c) Oman.
(d) Tripoli.

4. When do Bell and her entourage reach Bombay?
(a) October 1892.
(b) January 1903.
(c) November 1902.
(d) December 1902.

5. Bell eventually gains the confidence of which soldiers who agree to accompany her on her journey over desert sands?
(a) Bedouin.
(b) Moroccan.
(c) Ottoman.
(d) Bolshevik.

Short Answer Questions

1. Janet Wallach shows Bell is more comfortable in the company of men, noting it is probably as a result of what?

2. Who is Janet Wallach's work a biography of?

3. After returning to London in 1889, Bell spends how long in social seasons without garnering any marriage proposals?

4. Bell launches the first of many trips into the desert, taking along only which employees?

5. Initially unsuccessful in garnering any marriage proposals, Bell turns to travel and journeys where?

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