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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Feisal is an officer in the Turkish army and is forced to live, while in Syria, at the headquarters of whom?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the captive taken to Constantinople who provides a modern education for his sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ali ask Lawrence to wear Arab garb?

2. What is the algebraic element of war, according to Lawrence?

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

4. How does Lawrence describe Colonel Bremond?

5. What is the difference between the code with which the Turks fight and the code with which the Arabs fight?

6. Why does Lawrence tell Auda that their group should not move on to Damascus?

7. What does Feisal do, on a normal day, after breakfast?

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

9. When Lawrence and the men reach Ageila, what do the people do?

10. What is Lawrence's first impression of Sherif Abdulla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of gold in the story? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lawrence change from the beginning of the book through the ending of the book? Identify some key times in the book that Lawrence changes and what those changes mean to Lawrence's life and future. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Rumors play a large part in communication in the book. Discuss how rumors originate and what they discuss. What role do rumors play for the British/Arab Army? Are misinformation and deception rumors? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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