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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dawnay and Lawrence leave the discussions with Allenby about the Jordan initiative and return to where?
(a) Akara.
(b) Yenbo.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Cairo.

2. While at Bair after leaving Aba el Lissan, Lawrence learns that the Turks have retaken what city?
(a) Deraa.
(b) Tafileh.
(c) Yerba.
(d) Yorbuk.

3. Feisal has placed his younger brother, named what, in charge of the Arabs for the Dead Sea campaign?
(a) Ali.
(b) Arrah.
(c) Abdul.
(d) Zeid.

4. Joyce finds out that Lawrence plans to go to Azrak after cutting the railway lines at Deraa on what day?
(a) September 6.
(b) September 1.
(c) September 10.
(d) September 16.

5. While Lawrence and his group are on the mission to mine the railroads, they meet whom outside of Azrak?
(a) The Gashun tribe.
(b) The Darshun tribe.
(c) The Yarnban tribe.
(d) The Serhan tribe.

6. Lawrence plans to go to Madeba and join Allenby in order to take what road?
(a) Talifeh-Cairo road.
(b) Medina-Damascus road.
(c) Jericho-Salt road.
(d) Beyrout-Mecca road.

7. Instead of leaving one of his injured men to the cruelty of the Turks, what does Lawrence do?
(a) Calls for an evacuation by air.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Carries him.
(d) Puts him on a camel.

8. When Lawrence sees that the Arabs cannot suffer any more defeats or loss of ground in the fight, he and Dawnay depart in a car to do what?
(a) Gather intelligence.
(b) Blow up bridges.
(c) Fight on their own.
(d) Capture prisoners.

9. Without ________, Lawrence and his group cannot get to Wadi Khalid.
(a) Abd el Kalil.
(b) Abd el Kader.
(c) Abd el Kafared.
(d) Abd el Kathum.

10. When Lawrence and Ali set out on their mission, they are not very organized. They lose two men and find them where?
(a) Rumm.
(b) Kader.
(c) Aba el Lissan.
(d) Thorne.

11. What is the name of the base engineer who goes with Lawrence and Ali to mine bridges?
(a) Lloyd.
(b) Wood.
(c) Darby.
(d) Benson.

12. The taking of Akaba marks the end of what war?
(a) Arab War.
(b) World War I.
(c) Akaba War.
(d) Hejaz War.

13. In order for Lawrence and Dawnay to cut the railways and have enough men, how many camels are they taking?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Three thousand.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Four thousand.

14. On April 18, the Arabs have to pull back from where?
(a) Akara.
(b) Deraa.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Semna.

15. When Lawrence and his party leave Wadi Jesha and hope to reach Safra el Jesha, they cross valleys that have what?
(a) Water.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Turks.
(d) Lakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long will Lawrence and Dawnay need to travel from Deraa to Aba el Lissan?

2. Back at the Guweira camp, Lawrence received how much gold from Akaba for expenses in the Dead Sea campaign?

3. While traveling to Cairo to see Colonel Clayton, Lawrence and his group change trains in Ismailia to wait for the express train from where?

4. The attack on Tafileh from the east is being carried out by whom?

5. Before beginning the move to the Dead Sea with Allenby's group, Lawrence takes a one-week vacation where?

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