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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Khatun, Chapters 25, 26, 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1917 Bell acquires what in the Political Office?
(a) A room with running water.
(b) Military status.
(c) A two-room suite.
(d) A personal maid.

2. What Persian title do the Arabs refer to Bell by which is approximately the equivalent of queen or empress?
(a) Khatun.
(b) Khatula.
(c) Anam.
(d) Iflak.

3. In the winter of 1909 Bell makes her first journey from Syria to what region?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Mesopotamia.
(c) Malaysia.
(d) Mauritania.

4. What is Bell doing in the remainder of 1911 and 1912?
(a) Rock climbing, exploring, and writing articles.
(b) Lecturing and writing articles on archeology.
(c) Resting, gardening, and writing articles on archeology.
(d) Exploring and documenting her journey.

5. In Chapter 10, the reader learns Bell spends the balance of 1911 and 1912 where?
(a) At home in Baghdad.
(b) In India.
(c) At home in England.
(d) In Tibet.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Cox must leave Baghdad in the summer of 1920, he promises to return to establish a what?

2. Following the warning to turn back toward the end of January 1914 and her arrival at a safe location, Bell spends how long there as the guest of a local sheik?

3. Along which river does Bell brave wartime skirmishes and blistering heat to travel the area in search of information in Chapter 17?

4. The independent state Cox establishes in the summer of 1920 is to be subject to whose mandate?

5. A few days into her trip, a Druze band attacks Bell's caravan, but who rescues them?

(see the answer key)

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