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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stranger supposedly went to get his cheese, but he quickly came back with another man and they began to barter for what?
(a) The common spoons and the needles.
(b) The small compass and the tent.
(c) The needles and the small compass.
(d) The tent and the common spoons.

2. What title did the strange lama who came up to the pair's fire address David-Neel by?
(a) Rlung.
(b) Jetsunma.
(c) Skyes Dman.
(d) Gtsang.

3. Yongden cast what in the air to catch and consult prophets before he told the pilgrims that ahead they would come across a roadside shrine?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Gems.
(c) Coins.
(d) Pebbles.

4. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?
(a) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(b) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.
(c) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.
(d) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.

5. The farmland was poor around the village David-Neel described in Po, heavily taxed, and anyone who left was pursued and what?
(a) Whipped.
(b) Jailed.
(c) Brought back.
(d) Executed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?

2. David-Neel and Yongden mistakenly loitered by an official's home and left in haste but were advised to return, so what did they quickly do?

3. How did Yongden respond to David-Neel's admonishment after they left the village for having drawn so much attention with his actions?

4. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?

5. David-Neel and Yongden agreed to trade what in exchange for cheese the stranger who spied their open packs had?

(see the answer key)

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