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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse did Yongden give why David-Neel did not eat or speak when they came upon the group that passed earlier later at lunch?
(a) She was the wife of a magician and initiated in secret traditions.
(b) She was the mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.
(c) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.
(d) She was honoring a holy day, unable to eat or talk until sunset.

2. At a river gorge in Tsawa, one crossed with what that was hung from a line secured to the sides of the ravine?
(a) A wooden barrel.
(b) A loop of leather.
(c) A large basket.
(d) A net sack.

3. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?
(a) The Indus.
(b) The Arun.
(c) The Ba.
(d) The Mekong.

4. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?
(a) "A series of fortunate situations."
(b) "Dangerous but favorable events."
(c) "Certain favorable conditions."
(d) "Certain peculiar circumstances."

5. The villagers in the outer regions of Tibet were forced to join a kind of militia but were called into service only for what?
(a) Necessary situations.
(b) Final lines of defense.
(c) Perimeter security.
(d) Initial lines of defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?

2. Yongden told David-Neel he thought the well-dressed man saw she was a lama and so saluted her, but she began to wonder what?

3. The day after they got water, David-Neel and Yongden hiked toward their mountain pass top but were stunned to see a huge what ahead?

4. In Chapter III, Yongden and David-Neel continued on toward Lhasa and used what as their story?

5. Yongden was continually stopped and asked to perform what type of rituals along their way?

(see the answer key)

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