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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Khatun, Chapters 25, 26, 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The independent state Cox announces in the summer of 1920 is to be under the guarantee of what?
(a) League of Nations.
(b) North Arabic Treaty Organization (NATO).
(c) Middle Eastern Allied States (MEAS).
(d) United Nations.

2. When she embarks in 1909, what knowledge does Bell take with her?
(a) Surveying, map making, and astronomy.
(b) Surveying, map making, and astrology.
(c) Surveying, geography, and astronomy.
(d) Surveillance, map making, and astronomy.

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

4. Upon returning home, Bell spends how long writing a new book bearing the title Amurath to Amurath?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 18 months.

5. While thriving on the work as a spy for England, Bell laments the lack of what?
(a) Family.
(b) Opportunity to explore ruins.
(c) Friends.
(d) Comfortable weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is suffering a decline in this country where Bell is in 1912 that draws her attention?

2. Who is the only man who can buoy Bell's spirits in the face of adversity like that of the British influence in the Arab region in early 1920?

3. What is Bell doing in the remainder of 1911 and 1912?

4. In assisting Cox in establishing a government, Bell feels that Faisal is the obvious choice for the position of emir for what reason?

5. Why does Bell leak some secret documents to an influential Arab nationalist in 1920?

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