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Lawrence of Arabia Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions

Test your knowledge of David Lean's epic masterpiece 'Lawrence of Arabia'.

A multiple-choice quiz by Molotov. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Molotov

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
45,010

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1081

Last 3 plays: curdman (4/10), Guest 66 (3/10), Guest 84 (8/10).

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1. Which actor plays the role of Arab chieftan Auda Abu Tayi? Hint

Anthony Quinn

Yul Brynner

Omar Sharif

Claude Rains

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2. Who was the man who Lawrence brought out of the Nafud Desert, and later executed to avoid a bloodfeud between the Arab tribes? Hint

Ali

Gasim

Tafas

Auda

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3. At Lawrence's funeral, who refers to him as a 'shameless exhibitionist'? Hint

Bentley

Allenby

Murray

Dryden

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4. Where does Lawrence have his encounter with the Turkish General? Hint

Deraa

Aqaba

Damascus

Yenbu

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5. Lawrence's two orphan servants Farraj and Daud both die during the movie, but which one died first?

Answer: (One Word)

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6. Whose first line in the movie is 'Stand and fight'? Hint

General Murray

Ali

Prince Feisal

Auda Abu Tayi

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7. In an insolent exchange with General Murray Lawrence says 'I cannot fiddle, but I can build a great state from a small city.' Which famous Greek philosopher is Lawrence quoting? Hint

Aristotle

Themistocles

Plato

Socrates

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8. Which rank does Lawrence not hold at any time during the movie? Hint

Lieutenant

Captain

Major

Colonel

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9. Auda said 'When God made you a fool he gave you a fool's face'. Who is he talking to? Hint

Allenby

Lawrence

Brighton

Ali

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10. Who says to Lawrence 'It is recognized that you have a funny sense of fun.'? Hint

Dryden

Allenby

Murray

William Potter

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Most Recent Scores

Jun 20 2025 : curdman: 4/10
Jun 18 2025 : Guest 66: 3/10
Jun 17 2025 : Guest 84: 8/10
Jun 15 2025 : Guest 176: 7/10
Jun 03 2025 : Guest 68: 10/10
May 09 2025 : imustac: 5/10
May 09 2025 : Guest 99: 8/10
Apr 29 2025 : Guest 212: 0/10
Apr 26 2025 : Guest 166: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which actor plays the role of Arab chieftan Auda Abu Tayi?

Answer: Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn played many different roles throughout his career from Greeks to Arabs, but he was seldom cast as a Mexican which is what he actually was.

2. Who was the man who Lawrence brought out of the Nafud Desert, and later executed to avoid a bloodfeud between the Arab tribes?

Answer: Gasim

Lawrence later tells Allenby that killing Gasim disturbed him, not for the usual reasons, but because he enjoyed it.

3. At Lawrence's funeral, who refers to him as a 'shameless exhibitionist'?

Answer: Bentley

Apart from this brief scene at the beginning, Jackson Bentley does not appear for the entire first half of the movie.

4. Where does Lawrence have his encounter with the Turkish General?

Answer: Deraa

There are doubts as to the veracity of this incident, with many believing that it was invented by Lawrence himself in his autobiography.

5. Lawrence's two orphan servants Farraj and Daud both die during the movie, but which one died first?

Answer: Daud

Daud drowned in quicksand in the Sinai Desert en route to Cairo. Farraj was shot by Lawrence to save him from the Turks, after he was wounded by a detonator.

6. Whose first line in the movie is 'Stand and fight'?

Answer: Prince Feisal

7. In an insolent exchange with General Murray Lawrence says 'I cannot fiddle, but I can build a great state from a small city.' Which famous Greek philosopher is Lawrence quoting?

Answer: Themistocles

Murray is not impressed by Lawrence's learnedness.

8. Which rank does Lawrence not hold at any time during the movie?

Answer: Captain

After the fall of Aqaba, Allenby promotes Lawrence directly from Lieutenant to Major. He is later promoted to Colonel after the fall of Damascus.

9. Auda said 'When God made you a fool he gave you a fool's face'. Who is he talking to?

Answer: Brighton

10. Who says to Lawrence 'It is recognized that you have a funny sense of fun.'?

Answer: Dryden

Source: Author Molotov

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