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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bell determines she will have to create what for Faisal and his court for him to be successful?
(a) Proper ceremonial procedures.
(b) Suitable political status.
(c) Requisite diplomatic procedures.
(d) Appropriate attire, cultural mannerisms.

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?
(a) Her father.
(b) Richard Doughty-Wylie.
(c) Percy Cox.
(d) T.E. Lawrence.

3. By 1917 Bell acquires what in the Political Office?
(a) A two-room suite.
(b) A personal maid.
(c) Military status.
(d) A room with running water.

4. In assisting Cox in establishing a government, Bell feels that Faisal is the obvious choice for the position of emir for what reason?
(a) He was ousted from his previous position by the French.
(b) He seems to be the most popular and in high regard by populace.
(c) He appears to be the most stable and intelligent candidate.
(d) He has the most experience and is held in high regard.

5. Which general does the British government instruct to appoint a new ruler of Syria once the war is over?
(a) General Allenby.
(b) General Allens.
(c) General Allentown.
(d) General Allenton.

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

7. When hearing of Bell leaking the documents in 1920, what does her superior do?
(a) Severely chastises her for the indiscretion.
(b) Temporarily confines her to quarters.
(c) Reports her indiscreton to a British tribunal.
(d) Imposes administrative, non-judicial punishment.

8. 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) U.S.
(d) France.

9. Bell thrills to the possibility of defining a whole new country as she pores over her maps of which areas upon the conclusion of World War I?
(a) Persia, Turkey, Syria, Kuwait, and India.
(b) Persia, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait, and Mesopotamia.
(c) Persia, Turkey, Syria, Kuwait, and Mesopotamia.
(d) Persia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Mesopotamia.

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

11. 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?
(a) Kevin Cornwallis.
(b) Kinahan Cornwallis.
(c) Kinston Cornwallis.
(d) Kingham Cornwallis.

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

13. Chapter 28 finds Bell ebullient at Cox's return when?
(a) September 1920.
(b) November 1920.
(c) October 1920.
(d) December 1920.

14. The first matter of business Bell undertakes in Baghdad upon her return late in 1919 is to draft a report stating that what would be a possibility within a few years?
(a) A Persian State.
(b) An Egyptian State.
(c) A Jordanian State.
(d) An Arab State.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Naqib of Baghdad, the religious leader of which branch of the Islamic faith, shares his discontent with Bell about the decisions of the British government regarding leadership within Syria following the war?

2. Bell meets up again with Lawrence at the Cairo Conference of 1921 and has what reaction?

3. In Chapter 22, following her rest in England, Bell stops in Cairo en route to Baghdad where she takes a meeting with which interior minister?

4. In what situation does Bell find herself in Chapter 24?

5. A few weeks following the presentation of her white paper in early 1921, Bell is one of which individuals that Winston Churchill summons for a meeting?

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