Q.1
The main concern to the British of a war in the Middle East was that they might lose what?
  • Access to the Suez Canal
  • Millions of men who were needed in Europe
  • Access to oil
  • Millions of pounds in taxes from their Middle Eastern territories
Q.2
The main area of conflict between the Ottomans and the Russians was fought in the Caucasus region. The Caucasus lies between which two seas?
  • The Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
  • The Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  • The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
  • The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
Q.3
In 1917 the Russians and the Ottomans agreed a ceasefire after what event?
  • The siege of Moscow
  • The Arab Revolt
  • The fall of Constantinople
  • The Russian Revolution
Q.4
The historic region of Mesopotamia saw many battles during the war, one of which took place in which ancient city?
  • Nineveh
  • Baghdad
  • Ur
  • Babylon
Q.5
The war spread to the Biblical region of Sinai and Palestine after an unsuccessful Ottoman attack where?
  • Nazareth
  • The Pyramids
  • Jerusalem
  • The Suez Canal
Q.6
The Battle of Romani, fought from 3rd to 5th August 1916, was Britain's first major victory against the Ottomans. What was notable about two of the three Allied military units involved?
  • They were in tanks
  • They were armed with swords
  • They were on horseback
  • They were armed with rocket launchers
Q.7
Perhaps the greatest Ottoman victory of the war took place in the Dardanelles Campaign. By what name is it more usually known?
  • The Persian Campaign
  • The Gallipoli Campaign
  • The Desert Campaign
  • The Turkish Campaign
Q.8
During the war some of those ruled by the Ottomans rose up to fight against them. Which people were they?
  • The Arabs
  • The Greeks
  • The Persians
  • The Egyptians
Q.9
The British sent several people to help the Arabs in their revolt, among them a young Captain, remembered today as who?
  • Lewington of Palestine
  • Lawson of Egypt
  • Langham of Persia
  • Lawrence of Arabia
Q.10
Following the Ottoman's defeat in the war, their Empire was split into several smaller countries. The heartland of the Empire became which modern nation?
  • Iran
  • Turkey
  • Iraq
  • Syria
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