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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The troops traveling with Feisal from Yenbo to the next attack have been with him for _____ months or longer.
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eighteen.

3. How long does it take for Bremond to order the Suez batteries to assist the Arabs?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Eighteen months.

4. Feisal, after the victory in Wejh, was also referred to as what type of court for western Arabia?
(a) Court of Relations.
(b) High Court.
(c) Court of Appeals.
(d) Court of Feuds.

5. Lawrence feels that Abdulla's people are not as _________ as Feisal's are.
(a) Engaged.
(b) Driven.
(c) Personable.
(d) Knowledgeable.

6. Who is Lawrence's sponsor and the person with whom he is supposed to travel to the Yenbo base?
(a) Abd el Kerim.
(b) Abd el Ali.
(c) Abd el Kalil.
(d) Abd el Yenbo.

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

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

9. What is the name of the liner on which Lawrence and others meet with the Turkish officers on their way to see the emir of Mecca?
(a) Lina.
(b) Oasis.
(c) Lama.
(d) Pyramid.

10. Who is the chief of the French military mission?
(a) Colonel Fremound.
(b) Colonel Bremond.
(c) Colonel Jacques.
(d) Colonel Gerrard.

11. What is the name of the captive taken to Constantinople who provides a modern education for his sons?
(a) Abdulla ibn Ali.
(b) Zeid ibn Ali.
(c) Hussein ibn Ali.
(d) Ali ibn Ali.

12. If the Arabs capture Akaba, what can they get?
(a) Access to Turkish gold to pay the British for supplies.
(b) Access to Turkish supplies.
(c) A steady source of supplies from the British.
(d) Access to British medicine for the Arabs.

13. Instead of letting the Arabs rule Mecca, the Turks put what official in place in Mecca?
(a) President.
(b) Governor.
(c) Emir.
(d) Ruler.

14. Abdulla gained the respect of the Arabs by having the revolt be successful in what city?
(a) Jidda.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Medina.
(d) Taif.

15. On the march to Wejh, Feisal is dressed in what?
(a) Traditional Meccan robes.
(b) Military uniform.
(c) Khaki.
(d) Dress robes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city will Adbulla's father, the emir, not allow the Turks to enter until he is dead?

2. Who are Abdulla and Lawrence working with to plan the attack on the Hejaz railroad?

3. What word means that the person is a descendant of the prophet Mohammed?

4. How many days does it take the Turks to restore service on the railroad line after the successful attack?

5. Who is the author of the book?

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