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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Bell travel to France to take part in the Paris Peace Conference?
(a) February 1919.
(b) March 1919.
(c) January 1919.
(d) December 1918.

3. The Arab government, in desperate need of financial assistance, is angry and unwilling to accept whose aid following the Paris Peace Conference?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

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

5. What is the title of Bell's white paper she publishes in January 1921?
(a) Review of the Civil Administration of Persia.
(b) Review of the Civil Administration of Arabia.
(c) Review of the Civil Administration of Iraq.
(d) Review of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia.

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

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

8. Bell spends much time exploring Paris with whom while attending the peace conference?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her stepsister.
(d) T.E. Lawrence.

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

10. 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 has the most experience and is held in high regard.
(b) He appears to be the most stable and intelligent candidate.
(c) He seems to be the most popular and in high regard by populace.
(d) He was ousted from his previous position by the French.

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

12. What Persian title do the Arabs refer to Bell by which is approximately the equivalent of queen or empress?
(a) Anam.
(b) Iflak.
(c) Khatun.
(d) Khatula.

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

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

15. 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?
(a) Small group of historical mappers.
(b) Small group of intelligence agents.
(c) Small group of archeologists.
(d) Small group of orientalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Which son of the Sharif Hussein does the British government select as the new ruler of Syria following the war?

4. Following the Paris Peace Conference, Bell returns to her home in England to takes a needed rest for how long?

5. Her spirits rise on October 31, 1918 when Bell learns that the Allies have signed an armistice with which nation?

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