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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bell meets up again with Lawrence at the Cairo Conference of 1921 and has what reaction?
(a) Indifference.
(b) It pleases her.
(c) It dismays her.
(d) It annoys her.

2. The weather is also a major obstacle for Bell in collecting military intelligence information as the intense heat prohibits what?
(a) Proper attire for a lady.
(b) Daytime work.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Midday work.

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

4. Faisal is eventually elected and his coronation is held when?
(a) August 23, 1921.
(b) December 25, 1921.
(c) October 31, 1921.
(d) November 24, 1921.

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

6. As Cox returns to Baghdad in Chapter 27, Bell is quick to share information about the uprisings and unrest among the people who are tired of waiting for what?
(a) A Egyptian ruler.
(b) An Arab ruler.
(c) A democratic government.
(d) A union of republican nations.

7. As Chapter 32 concludes, Bell's plan for an independent Iraq stands where?
(a) Nearly complete.
(b) Some distance off.
(c) Complete.
(d) Over a decade off.

8. Cox enlists Bell's help in naming Arab Ministers, and Naqib accepts what position in the last part of 1920?
(a) Minister of war.
(b) Prime minister.
(c) Minister of social welfare.
(d) Minister of finance.

9. Chapter 31 reveals Bell must advise Faisal on how to gain the approval of which individual?
(a) Naadir.
(b) Namir.
(c) Naqib.
(d) Narjes.

10. When she returns from her week away in the summer of 1918, Bell learns that Cox is leaving for which British consulate?
(a) Hordan.
(b) Persia.
(c) Oman.
(d) Syria.

11. Between Cairo and Baghdad, where does Bell make stops following her rest in England after the Paris Peace Conference?
(a) Ankara and Palestine.
(b) Tehran and Islamabad.
(c) Amman and Sofia.
(d) Palestine and Damascus.

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

13. Following the departure of her mentor, Bell is soon stricken with a bout of which illness?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Measles.
(d) Malaria.

14. What are the secret documents that Bell leaks about in 1920?
(a) A socialist government.
(b) A monarchial government.
(c) A communist government.
(d) A constitutional government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 28 finds Bell ebullient at Cox's return when?

2. Which of the King of Syria's brothers is the King of Iraq following the First World War?

3. By March 1917, the British are in control of which location to which Cox summons Bell?

4. What is the name of Faisal's official aide from whom Bell learns that the receptions en route to the throne are not going well in 1921?

5. Where is Bell's work receiving praise from in early 1917?

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