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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first of the three elements of war in which Lawrence believes?
(a) Calculable element.
(b) Algebraical element.
(c) Mathematical element.
(d) Numerological element.

2. The author's first assignment, after entering the British Army, is to what expeditionary force?
(a) Heelaz.
(b) Heymans.
(c) Heshtalt.
(d) Hejaz.

3. After Lawrence leaves Feisal, where does he go on a holiday?
(a) Along the Red Sea.
(b) Along the Nile.
(c) Along the Gulf of Arabia.
(d) In Dubai.

4. What is the name of the secret society formed in Syria?
(a) Fetah.
(b) Fedach.
(c) Ferath.
(d) Fatwah.

5. Who later told Lawrence that he had guided the Turks down to rush Yenbo in the dark so that they might stamp out Feisal's army?
(a) Ferach Allah.
(b) Kahalil Allah.
(c) Dakhil Allah.
(d) Meluah Allah.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is a secret treaty between England, France, and whom to keep some of the Arab lands after the revolt ends?

2. At the outbreak of World War I, the author was working for a museum at what location?

3. The Turks first appeared in the Arab world as what?

4. What is the name of the location where Feisal and Lawrence meet for the first time?

5. Where is the location that Feisal wants to take his troops so that they can help with the blockade and still receive supplies from Yenbo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Hornby and Newcombe?

2. Why are Lawrence and the others making the march under the leadership of Auda, mainly traveling at night?

3. What does Sherif Abdulla tell the British representatives about the state of Turkish law over the Arabs?

4. What is the psychological element of war, according to Lawrence?

5. What does Sherif Abdulla's father say about the Turks entering Mecca?

6. How do Feisal, Lawrence, and others decide that Yenbo can be made safe on the desert side?

7. In the beginning of the book, how do the British feel about the Arab Revolt?

8. What is Lawrence's background in military theory?

9. How does the Beduin see God?

10. How does Lawrence describe an Arab?

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