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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. Allenby wants the plan to take out the two extreme ends of the railroad bridges in Yarmuk completed by when?
(a) October 5.
(b) January 5.
(c) December 5.
(d) November 5.

2. How long will Lawrence and Dawnay need to cut the three railways and make their way out of the Aba el Lissan area?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Three weeks.

3. When Lawrence, Thorne, and the others join Auda at camp after scouting at night, Lloyd returns to what city?
(a) Yenbo.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Wales.
(d) Cairo.

4. After the taking of Akaba, what is the next step?
(a) Siani.
(b) Syria.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Turkey.

5. Instead of leaving one of his injured men to the cruelty of the Turks, what does Lawrence do?
(a) Carries him.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Calls for an evacuation by air.
(d) Puts him on a camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mustapha warns Feisal not to fall for England's promises and that England will use the Arab territory to attack what country after the war?

2. Dawnay says that the men of the Arab army are like the men of what European army?

3. The whole plan that Lawrence had for his men to attack railroad bridges and then return to Palestine relied on whom to approve it?

4. In order for Lawrence and Dawnay to cut the railways and have enough men, how many camels are they taking?

5. After meeting with Colonel Clayton, Lawrence is sent to Jidda on what ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. In November 1917, what is the Turkish belief about the British officers?

2. Why was the plan developed to attack the bridges in the Yarmuk River Valley?

3. What is the state of Akaba after it is captured by the Arabs?

4. What does Lawrence learn about on his vacation to Cairo before the Dead Sea campaign begins?

5. What is Joyce's role in the plans of 1918?

6. Why is Feisal asked to hold off his move on Damascus?

7. Why does Lawrence kill one of his men when they are attacked by a band of eight Turks?

8. Why does Lawrence need the help of the Serhan tribes in the Yarmuk River Valley plan?

9. What are the Arabs trying to convince the Turks of regarding the big offensive in the autumn of 1918?

10. Why is the reward for Lawrence, by the Turks, so much higher than that for other British officers?

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