Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faisal is regal but cautious in his maneuvers in Iraq, a country he has what?

2. Why does Bell leak some secret documents to an influential Arab nationalist in 1920?

3. Chapter 28 finds Bell ebullient at Cox's return when?

4. Her spirits rise on October 31, 1918 when Bell learns that the Allies have signed an armistice with which nation?

5. When does Bell travel to France to take part in the Paris Peace Conference?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Bell's role in the establishment of the Baghdad Archaeological Museum?

Essay Topic 2

How was Bell an ally of Lawrence of Arabia, which Wallach notes in the title of her biography of Bell?

Essay Topic 3

How did Bell establish herself as a woman of the world early in her life?

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