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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. Dawnay says that the men of the Arab army are like the men of what European army?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

2. What day is it when Lawrence returns to Akaba after his vacation?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas Day.

3. After the taking of Akaba, what is the next step?
(a) Syria.
(b) Siani.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Egypt.

4. Back at the Guweira camp, Lawrence received how much gold from Akaba for expenses in the Dead Sea campaign?
(a) 50,000 pounds.
(b) 30,000 pounds.
(c) 20,000 pounds.
(d) 40,000 pounds.

5. Allenby's plans to take Jordan happen during what year?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. Allenby wants the plan to take out the two extreme ends of the railroad bridges in Yarmuk completed by when?

2. Fahad has promised how many troops to help General Bols with taking Jordan?

3. The march that Dawnay, Lawrence, Colonel Buxton, and his men will make from the Suez Canal to Akaba will take how long?

4. In order to protect Akaba, the men are deployed in four positions that form a semicircle around the highlands of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lawrence able to exist in the desert as the Arabs do?

2. Why is Feisal asked to hold off his move on Damascus?

3. In November 1917, what is the Turkish belief about the British officers?

4. Why was the plan developed to attack the bridges in the Yarmuk River Valley?

5. Why does Lawrence need the help of the Serhan tribes in the Yarmuk River Valley plan?

6. What does Lawrence learn about on his vacation to Cairo before the Dead Sea campaign begins?

7. What is the state of Akaba after it is captured by the Arabs?

8. What is Joyce's role in the plans of 1918?

9. What are some of the differences among the zones in Syria?

10. Why does being in service to Allenby and Feisal cause problems for Lawrence?

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