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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As David-Neel and Yongden trekked toward a Po mountain path, they ran short of water, and what was their only source located far below?
(a) A lake.
(b) A river.
(c) A brook.
(d) A well.

2. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?
(a) A coin.
(b) A religious item.
(c) A cap.
(d) A jewelry ornament.

3. What was the term David-Neel used to describe the Tibetan prohibition of certain travelers?
(a) "Understandable."
(b) "Disappointing."
(c) "Absurd."
(d) "Peculiar."

4. The day after David-Neel and Yongden camped following their descent from the ridge marker, how did the terrain affect their trek?
(a) It was neither hard nor sandy, and its slope aided them.
(b) It was sandy, and its slope greatly hindered them.
(c) It was rocky, and its slope greatly impeded them.
(d) It was neither hard nor sandy, but its slope slowed them.

5. 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) A barn with a comfortable hayloft and a nearby pond.
(c) An abandoned shed in a distant field from a small village.
(d) An unused temple away from the path and village.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David-Neel and Yongden returned to their path where they had first seen the unexpected village, what did they discover?

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

3. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?

4. With a flat place to camp below the ridge marker and the range, why did David-Neel and Yonggden find it essential to build a fire?

5. David-Neel described a stew prepared from what that she found disgusting but had to eat a bit of to avoid suspicion?

(see the answer key)

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