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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden hiked in descent from the marker they found until what time when they located a flat place to camp at?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 12 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

2. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?
(a) Northern Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) South America.

3. 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 honoring a holy day, unable to eat or talk until sunset.
(c) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.
(d) She was the mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.

4. At the shrine, the ill pilgrim was to be fed well, and his legs were to be rubbed with hot water containing some what that Yongden offered?
(a) Holy spices.
(b) Holy leaves.
(c) Holy pebbles.
(d) Holy sand.

5. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?
(a) Hid as Ponpos.
(b) Concealed as Philings.
(c) Purchased supplies.
(d) Ventured as villagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yongden only intended to give the pilgrim's legs some rest, but those accompanying the pilgrim faithfully believed what?

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

3. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?

4. 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?

5. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?

(see the answer key)

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