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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the British government deny Bell passage to the East following the outbreak of the First World War?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Six months.
(c) More than a year.
(d) Nine months.

2. By the end of her second year, Bell is the first woman to achieve first place in Modern History studies, but fails in what?
(a) Passing chemistry.
(b) Securing a husband.
(c) Passing calculus.
(d) Passing physics.

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

4. Bell is ready to make a journey into where in November 1913, but encounters a number of delays?
(a) Central Arabia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Southern Arebia.
(d) Northern Arabia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hugh Bell not deem Cadogan to be a fit suitor and refuse to consent to their marrying?

2. In Chapter 10, the reader learns Bell spends the balance of 1911 and 1912 where?

3. In the summer of 1902, which individual does Bell hire?

4. Who will Lawrence one day comes to be known as?

5. The British Ambassador in which location is eager to learn what Bell had learned about the people and the area on her journey in early 1914?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the biography find Bell doing at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What is Bell's plan when facing the challenge of getting Faisal to the throne after the Cairo Conference?

3. What is the point of Bell's trip to Jerusalem in November 1899?

4. What takes place in the autumn of 1924?

5. What transpires when Bell arrives back in Damascus in May 1914?

6. What is Bell's status at the start of 1921?

7. What transpires when Bell arrives in Damascus in November 1913?

8. What is the reaction Bell gets to her position on assisting in the establishment of an Arab State?

9. What is the outcome when the British government has General Allenby appoint Sharif Hussein's son as the new ruler of Syria?

10. Who is Bell with in the summer of 1900?

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