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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden had a narrow escape when he was stopped by armed robbers on the path ahead of her when they took how many rupes and began to open his pack?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What did the wealthy woman traveling by horse and with several servants question David-Neel and Yongden about?
(a) Whether they were Philings.
(b) Whether they were Ladki.
(c) Whether they were Dokpas.
(d) Whether they were Gompchen.

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

4. 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 tent and the common spoons.
(d) The needles and the small compass.

5. David-Neel and Yongden continued to trek along what river as they got ever nearer their goal?
(a) The Brahmaputra.
(b) The Mekong.
(c) The Saptakoshi.
(d) The Kyi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?

2. Afraid the two strangers David-Neel ran off might return with support, she and Yongden quickly packed up and fled and were fortunate to find a group of what with which they could safely travel?

3. David-Neel and Yongden stopped in what village where she described the political situation for the people of the region?

4. David-Neel and Yongden had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?

5. As David-Neel and Yongden moved along the mountain path, what did they learn about high passes from villagers they begged shelter from?

(see the answer key)

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