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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. 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) The only occupation for Victorian women outside academia is nursing.
(b) Bright, driven women cannot channel their energies outside academia.
(c) Even bright, driven men seek only women in mother-servant role.
(d) Bright, driven women receive no proposals from equivalent men.

2. On this 1905 trip, Bell encounters the Druze and is brought the sheik's what to initiate a professional friendship?
(a) Palace.
(b) Caravan.
(c) Tent.
(d) Lodge.

3. At the start of 1902, Bell makes another trip to the East, stopping where before returning to England by the summer?
(a) Lhasa, Algiers, and Syria.
(b) Lebanon, Syria, and Mauritania.
(c) Algiers, Syria, and Jerusalem.
(d) Algiers, Smyrna, and Jerusalem.

4. What progressive girls' school in London is Bell sent away to?
(a) Thames College.
(b) London College.
(c) Queen's College.
(d) Brunswick College.

5. Who joins Bell in Turkey?
(a) A hired team of several guards.
(b) A requisite soldier.
(c) A requisite military squad.
(d) Two drivers and vehicles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although full of conviction, Bell does not carry much power in her initial role as a British spy. Why?

3. In the winter of 1909 Bell makes her first journey from Syria to what region?

4. Longing to escape her dreary existence in England, when does Bell leave for the East once more?

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

(see the answer key)

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