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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: A Victorian, Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At first, the men Bell meets at the start of Chapter 16 are cautious in their interactions with Bell, but she soon wins them over for what reasons?
(a) Her accomplishments and confidence.
(b) Her accomplishments and aggressiveness.
(c) Her confidence and aggressiveness.
(d) Her tenaciousness and composure.

2. Where is Bell's heading on her next trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Lhasa, Tibet.
(b) Islamabad, Pakistan.
(c) Rabat, Morocco.
(d) Delhi, India.

3. In May of 1911 Bell meets Thomas Edward Lawrence whose position is what?
(a) Junior geologish.
(b) Royal archeologist.
(c) Junior archaeologist.
(d) Senior archeologist.

4. The British government once more seeks Bell out at the start of World War I for her information on the region, and she advises they organize the Arabs against which people?
(a) Austrian-Hungarians.
(b) Germans.
(c) Turks.
(d) Bolsheviks.

5. Victorian England allows Bell the comforts of her family's wealth, but also limits the possibilities in life for woman like Bell for what reasons?
(a) Bright, driven women cannot channel their energies outside academia.
(b) Even bright, driven men seek only women in mother-servant role.
(c) Bright, driven women receive no proposals from equivalent men.
(d) The only occupation for Victorian women outside academia is nursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The British government's concern about the Turkish people is that they will side with which nation if a world war breaks out in 1914 or shortly thereafter?

2. On this 1905 trip, Bell encounters the Druze and is brought the sheik's what to initiate a professional friendship?

3. Bell falls in love with which son of British Minister Frank Lascelles?

4. In a trip across the desert, Bell spends months documenting and photographing what?

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

(see the answer key)

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