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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The independent state Cox establishes in the summer of 1920 is to be subject to whose mandate?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) U.S.
(c) France.
(d) Arab States.

3. 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 Arab State.
(c) An Egyptian State.
(d) A Jordanian State.

4. 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 escape political hostilities.
(d) To bolster his spirits following his wife's death.

5. Initially functioning in an unofficial capacity that hinders her progress and status, Bell eventually becomes a full member of Cox's Political Staff of which unit?
(a) Persian Expeditionary Force A.
(b) Mesopotamian Expeditionary force B.
(c) India Expeditionary Force D.
(d) Middle Eastern Expeditionary Force C.

6. 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, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Mesopotamia.
(c) Persia, Turkey, Syria, Kuwait, and Mesopotamia.
(d) Persia, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait, and Mesopotamia.

7. 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) German spies.
(b) Austrian-Hungarian spies.
(c) Lebanese spies.
(d) Turkish spies.

8. Which son of the Sharif Hussein does the British government select as the new ruler of Syria following the war?
(a) Zaid.
(b) Abdullah,
(c) Yazidi.
(d) Faisal.

9. 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) Kinston Cornwallis.
(b) Kevin Cornwallis.
(c) Kingham Cornwallis.
(d) Kinahan Cornwallis.

10. 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?
(a) General Clayton Gerard.
(b) General Clayton Gilbert.
(c) General Gilbert Clayton.
(d) General Gerard Clayton.

11. Faisal is regal but cautious in his maneuvers in Iraq, a country he has what?
(a) Been to only on holiday and diplomatic events, known to few people there.
(b) Been to only as a visitor previously, whose people he does not know.
(c) Never been to before, whose people he does not know.
(d) Been to only as his brother's guest, knowing only those of high status.

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

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

14. Whom do they present Bell's white paper to in early 1921?
(a) King George V.
(b) House of Commons.
(c) House of Lords.
(d) Both houses of Parliament.

15. Who is Bell's superior who is so upset about the memo Bell drafts late in 1919 regarding future possibilities?
(a) H. St. John Philby.
(b) Frank Lascelles.
(c) Henry Cadogan.
(d) Arnold T. Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bell stops to visit the new ruler of Syria in September 1919, she learns he is lobbying for support where?

2. Bell learns that the Turks, upset over failure to sign a peace treaty with Britain and France, are embracing what in 1920?

3. When does Chapter 26 open with no establishment of an Arab government in Iraq?

4. What is Bell's reaction to losing her trusted mentor in the summer of 1918?

5. Bell determines she will have to create what for Faisal and his court for him to be successful?

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