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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. Allenby's first attack of the Jordan initiative is scheduled for what day in September?

2. During the plan to take Jordan, Joyce is taking what type of vehicles to help him destroy the railroad near Mudowwara?

3. Lawrence leaves Aba el Lissan and travels with what?

4. The situation at Medina goes from bad to worse when the Turks demand that everything south of _____ be abandoned.

5. How much gold does Colonel Clayton give Lawrence and his group to take back to Akaba?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the Arabs trying to convince the Turks of regarding the big offensive in the autumn of 1918?

4. What railroads meet at Deraa?

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

6. What did Allenby do, without telling Feisal, that creates a disagreement between Feisal and his father?

7. What is one of the differences between the Arab Army and the British Army?

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

9. When Allenby is presented with the plan for the Yarmuk River Valley bridges, what does he say?

10. Who are the Ismailiya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a leader? Who is a leader in this book and why? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of technology in the war? What types of technology did each side have access to, and how was it used? How could both sides have made better use of the technology available to them? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Railroads and supply lines play a large part in military strategy. Using examples from the book, explain how supply lines and railroads played roles in the story.

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