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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 democratic government.
(b) A union of republican nations.
(c) An Arab ruler.
(d) A Egyptian ruler.

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

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

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

6. Where is Bell's work receiving praise from in early 1917?
(a) Arab government.
(b) Mesopotamian government.
(c) British government.
(d) Persian government.

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

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

9. 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) Richard Doughty-Wylie.
(d) T.E. Lawrence.

10. By March 1917, the British are in control of which location to which Cox summons Bell?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Amman.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Tehran.

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

12. 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) Kingham Cornwallis.
(c) Kinahan Cornwallis.
(d) Kinston Cornwallis.

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

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

15. Bell also feels the lack of what in her life in Chapter 29?
(a) A serious research project to be working on.
(b) Ability to make significant constribution to governmental progress.
(c) Any real friends.
(d) Inability to enage in rock climbing in desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Arab government, in desperate need of financial assistance, is angry and unwilling to accept whose aid following the Paris Peace Conference?

2. Cox enlists Bell's help in naming Arab Ministers, and Naqib accepts what position in the last part of 1920?

3. Faisal is regal but cautious in his maneuvers in Iraq, a country he has what?

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

5. Whom do they present Bell's white paper to in early 1921?

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