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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. Bell was born on what date?
(a) July 14, 1868.
(b) July 11, 1867.
(c) July 11. 1868.
(d) July 18, 1868.

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

3. Chapter 6 finds Bell where in the summer of 1900?
(a) On holiday in Paris.
(b) At home in England.
(c) Returning to Jerusalem.
(d) Touring in Turkey.

4. Janet Wallach shows Bell is more comfortable in the company of men, noting it is probably as a result of what?
(a) Her mother dying young and her civil, but distant, relations with stepmother.
(b) Her unhesitant insistence to approach them as equals.
(c) Her extremely close relationship with her father.
(d) Her particularly close relationship with her brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Bell's parents?

2. Bell launches the first of many trips into the desert, taking along only which employees?

3. Where does Bell obtain this knowledge?

4. What is the purpose of Bell's initial trip to Jerusalem?

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?

(see the answer key)

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