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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bell visit with her stepmother's sister in 1889 to develop a social life?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Bucharest.
(d) Paris.

2. After returning to London in 1889, Bell spends how long in social seasons without garnering any marriage proposals?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Six months.

3. When World War I begins, the British have concerns regarding Turkish trade routes to India and what else?
(a) Egyptian petroleum fields.
(b) Jordan petroleum fields.
(c) The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
(d) Persian petroleum fields.

4. How long does the British government deny Bell passage to the East following the outbreak of the First World War?
(a) Nine months.
(b) More than a year.
(c) Twelve months.
(d) Six months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which men does Bell meet at the British consul in Chapter 16?

3. These esteemed members that Bell meets are graduates from which institutions?

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

5. On this trip in Chapter 7, who besides Delaere is accompanying Bell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of family is Gertrude Bell born into?

2. What is among the purposes of Bell's trip in May 1914?

3. What does Bell do subsequent to the warning by the Turkish soldiers toward the end of January 1914?

4. Where are some places Chapter 22 reflects Bell is traveling through en route to Baghdad?

5. What takes place at the Cairo Conference?

6. What transpires when Bell arrives back in Damascus in May 1914?

7. What aspect of her duties is Bell unhappy about and how does this change?

8. What takes place in the autumn of 1924?

9. While successful academically, how is it Bell fails in Victorian society?

10. What does the biography find Bell doing at the end of Chapter 5?

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