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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. in the spring of 1918, Bell works under the command of which acting civil commissioner during Cox's absence?
(a) Frank Lascelles.
(b) Gilbert Clayton.
(c) Arnold T. Wilson.
(d) H. St. John Philby.

2. What Persian title do the Arabs refer to Bell by which is approximately the equivalent of queen or empress?
(a) Khatula.
(b) Khatun.
(c) Anam.
(d) Iflak.

3. What does Bell do to manage her emotions at the start of 1921?
(a) Pours herself out to Cox.
(b) Works extensively in museum in Tehran.
(c) Buries herself in work.
(d) Communicates extensively bia letters to her family.

4. Chapter 32 shows the burgeoning friendship between Faisal and Bell, upon whom the king has come to rely for what advice?
(a) Both political and religious issues.
(b) Both diplomatic and political issues.
(c) Both political and mundane household issues.
(d) Both mundane household and personal issues.

5. What about Churchill pleases Bell at the Cairo Conference of 1921?
(a) His professional interest.
(b) He switches from the Conservatives to Liberals in 1904.
(c) His witty charm.
(d) His management style.

6. What is the main purpose of her month-long trip with her beloved father before returning in the first half of 1920?
(a) To share his feelings about his wife refusing to leave him.
(b) To ffer support due to his declining career.
(c) To bolster his spirits following his wife's death.
(d) To escape political hostilities.

7. The end of World War I means a tough job ahead for a multitude of people in which nation Bell has been adopting?
(a) Syria.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Iraq.

8. What especially pleases Bell regarding the group at the Cairo Conference of 1921?
(a) They feel government with Bolshevik leanings is best for Iraq.
(b) They feel a strong monarchial empire is best for Iraq.
(c) They feel Iraq shoul align with other Arab states.
(d) They feel Faisal should be Iraq's new king.

9. Following the peace conference in France, Bell meets which soldier during her trip to Baghdad, whom she notes will be useful in the future?
(a) Percy Jafar.
(b) Jafar Pasha.
(c) Joseph Potts.
(d) Pasha Jafat.

10. When Bell stops to visit the new ruler of Syria in September 1919, she learns he is lobbying for support where?
(a) England.
(b) Persia.
(c) France.
(d) U.S.

11. Her spirits rise on October 31, 1918 when Bell learns that the Allies have signed an armistice with which nation?
(a) Germany.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Austria-Hungary.
(d) Italy.

12. Bell's role in Cox's unit is to keep track of Ibn Saud and Ibn Rashid, as well as to monitor whose activities?
(a) Austrian-Hungarian spies.
(b) Turkish spies.
(c) German spies.
(d) Lebanese spies.

13. When does Bell travel to France to take part in the Paris Peace Conference?
(a) March 1919.
(b) January 1919.
(c) February 1919.
(d) December 1918.

14. Chapter 29 reveals what emotion filling Bell at the beginning of 1921?
(a) Calmness.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) Apprehension.
(d) Equanimity.

15. Following the Paris Peace Conference, Bell returns to her home in England to takes a needed rest for how long?
(a) One month.
(b) A few months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bell escort her father on a month-long trip in Chapter 25?

2. Bell is in dire need of some time off in the summer of 1918 and leaves to go where for a week?

3. Which general does the British government instruct to appoint a new ruler of Syria once the war is over?

4. The Arab government, in desperate need of financial assistance, is angry and unwilling to accept whose aid following the Paris Peace Conference?

5. Bell spends much time exploring Paris with whom while attending the peace conference?

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