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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yongden belonged to a sect that did not recognize superstitious beliefs, so what was his course?
(a) He performed the rituals, but avoided offering practical advice.
(b) He performed the rituals as a means to provide practical advice.
(c) He did not perform the rituals, but still provided practical advice.
(d) He performed the rituals, but only to maintain his identity secret.

2. As David-Neel and Yongden progressed into Tibet, they were stopped by officials who briefly questioned and then detained them when?
(a) Infrequently.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Always.
(d) Never.

3. What did David-Neel view 1912 as a time of in Tibet?
(a) Cultural instability.
(b) Political instability.
(c) Military instabilityl.
(d) Religious instability.

4. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?
(a) Oriental history and Buddhism.
(b) Middle Eastern philosophy and comparative religion.
(c) Asian history and comparative religion.
(d) Oriental philosophy and comparative religion.

5. The man David-Neel and Yongden shared their morning meal with invited them to spend that night at his home located where?
(a) At his neighboring farm.
(b) Outside a nearby fortification.
(c) In the next village.
(d) Outside a nearby temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. The route through the Po region that was not on a map crossed how many mountain passes?

2. One night David-Neel and Yongden slept outside a village to pass through early the next day to avoid attention, but what happened?

3. What did David-Neel and Yongden eventually hear that alerted them that someone was approaching from behind them?

4. How was this incident where the pilgrim's legs were "cured" indicative of David-Neel and Yongden's approach to Tibetan spirituality?

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

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