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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 had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?
(a) By a pond near the path.
(b) In a cave near the path.
(c) Under a tree near the path.
(d) By a stream near the path.

2. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) Nepal.
(c) China.
(d) India.

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 mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.
(d) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.

4. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?
(a) A small party of pilgrims in a wagon.
(b) A small party of pilgrims on horses.
(c) A small party of gypsies in a wagon.
(d) A family in a small yak-drawn cart.

5. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Luxembourg.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yongden and David-Neel arranged to travel in Tibet disguised as what type of pilgrims?

2. What was the term David-Neel used to describe the Tibetan prohibition of certain travelers?

3. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

4. David-Neel and Yongden eventually reached what type of marker placed at summits and passes to identify the path?

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

(see the answer key)

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