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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is suffering a decline in this country where Bell is in 1912 that draws her attention?
(a) Ottoman government.
(b) Ankara empire.
(c) Turkic Seljuk government.
(d) Safa government.

4. Chapter 5 finds Bell traveling to Jerusalem in what month and year?
(a) December 1888.
(b) July 1899.
(c) September 1899.
(d) November 1899.

5. Bell will become a spy for which British agency during the First World War?
(a) Foreign Office.
(b) MI6, the secret intelligence service.
(c) Royal Marines.
(d) Royal Army.

6. Who will Lawrence one day comes to be known as?
(a) Lawrence of Lebanon.
(b) Lawrence of Syria.
(c) Lawrence of Arabia.
(d) Lawrence of Palestine.

7. Longing to escape her dreary existence in England, when does Bell leave for the East once more?
(a) January 1905.
(b) March 1905.
(c) February 1905.
(d) April 1905.

8. What sort of student is Bell at this first school away from home?
(a) Excellent.
(b) Troublesome.
(c) Average.
(d) Poor.

9. At first, the men Bell meets at the start of Chapter 16 are cautious in their interactions with Bell, but she soon wins them over for what reasons?
(a) Her tenaciousness and composure.
(b) Her accomplishments and confidence.
(c) Her accomplishments and aggressiveness.
(d) Her confidence and aggressiveness.

10. When do Bell and her entourage reach Bombay?
(a) November 1902.
(b) December 1902.
(c) January 1903.
(d) October 1892.

11. Why is Bell active in this movement in 1908?
(a) She resents male/female inequality.
(b) She favors equal voting rights.
(c) She values tradition; social movement is counter to her core Victorian beliefs.
(d) Traditional Victorians favor segregating working and ruling classes.

12. Bell falls in love with which son of British Minister Frank Lascelles?
(a) Frederick.
(b) George.
(c) Charles.
(d) Billy.

13. Initially unsuccessful in garnering any marriage proposals, Bell turns to travel and journeys where?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Persia.

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

15. At age two, what is the name of the Middlesbrough home Bell and her family move to?
(a) Red Barns.
(b) Reddington.
(c) Red River.
(d) Red Oaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose coronation does Bell attend on June 22, 1911?

2. Bell enters a large house where an Arab woman interrogates her and leaves her in a large room for how long before she may see the Emir Ibrihim?

3. What adventure does Bell tackle before returning to England in July 1903?

4. What does Bell do for the next five years following the loss of Cadogan?

5. Chapter 8 finds Bell is active in which movement in England in 1908?

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