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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel had a stirring drive to travel and sought out what?
(a) Isolated places to be completely alone.
(b) Distant places to apply her Oriental history expertise.
(c) Far off places that had never previously been explored.
(d) Remote places where she could meet natives of the area.

2. When was it David-Neel initially entered Tibet?
(a) June 1911.
(b) June 1910.
(c) June 1912.
(d) June 1913.

3. Which agency sent David-Neel on her 1910 expedition?
(a) The Ministry of Culture.
(b) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(c) The Ministry of Defense.
(d) The Ministry of Education.

4. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?
(a) The Khardong La.
(b) The Nathu La.
(c) The Dokar.
(d) The Tanggu.

5. The morning after Yongden declined, the lama found him again, but this time David-Neel was there and what happened?
(a) The lama did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.
(b) The lama spoke briefly to her but did not seem suspicious.
(c) The lama spoke briefly to her and seemed suspicious.
(d) The lama did not speak to her but seemed suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a guest of the Tibetan lama, David-Neel was provided access to what?

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

3. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?

4. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?

5. David-Neel and Yongden reached the mountain pass as a blizzard came over and forced them to endure the snow for how long?

(see the answer key)

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