View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?
(a) A comfortable cave near a stream by a temple.
(b) An abandoned shed in a distant field from a small village.
(c) A barn with a comfortable hayloft and a nearby pond.
(d) An unused temple away from the path and village.

2. Yongden belonged to a sect that did not recognize superstitious beliefs, so what was his course?
(a) He performed the rituals, but only to maintain his identity secret.
(b) He performed the rituals, but avoided offering practical advice.
(c) He performed the rituals as a means to provide practical advice.
(d) He did not perform the rituals, but still provided practical advice.

3. On the unmapped path, David-Neel and Yongden risked running into bands of thieves who might kill them to keep what secret?
(a) Their methods.
(b) Their stolen goods.
(c) Their hiding places.
(d) Their identities.

4. What attitude did Yongden display after "curing" the pilgrim's legs and after he was sought in the next village to predict fortunes and other tricks?
(a) Enjoyment.
(b) Impervious.
(c) Dislike.
(d) Wary.

5. What sudden, loud noise awakened David-Neel at the camp made after she and Yongden found the ridge marker and hiked down?
(a) Yongden had fired a shot to scare away a wolf.
(b) Close thunder had rumbled through the valley.
(c) A Tibetan hunter had fired his gun not far off.
(d) Melting ice on a nearby river had cracked.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The stranger supposedly went to get his cheese, but he quickly came back with another man and they began to barter for what?

4. David-Neel chose to head toward the mountain road in part because it had never been what?

5. How were these roads across Po described to David-Neel and Yongden?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 409 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample