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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Following the blizzard, how long did David-Neel and Yongden journey on the commonly used trail before they encountered anyone?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

2. What would David-Neel have faced if her true identity was discovered?
(a) Execution.
(b) A fine.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Deportation.

3. At the start of Chapter II, David-Neel and Yongden traveled in more densely inhabited areas and through several villages at what time?
(a) The very early morning.
(b) Just prior to sunset.
(c) The early afternoon.
(d) The mid-morning.

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

5. Once it drove out the nation that controlled it, the Tibetan government closed their door to whom?
(a) All foreigners except by rare special permission.
(b) All foreigners except those already residing there.
(c) Only Indians except by rare special permission.
(d) All Westerners except by rare special permission.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?

2. Yongden belonged to a sect that did not recognize superstitious beliefs, so what was his course?

3. In 1910, the Dalai Lama was in exile in what location?

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

5. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?

(see the answer key)

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