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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?
(a) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.
(b) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(c) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(d) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.

2. David-Neel and Yongden reached the mountain pass as a blizzard came over and forced them to endure the snow for how long?
(a) 2 full days.
(b) 3 full days.
(c) Nearly a week.
(d) 1 full day.

3. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?
(a) "A series of fortunate situations."
(b) "Certain favorable conditions."
(c) "Dangerous but favorable events."
(d) "Certain peculiar circumstances."

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

5. How did Yongden respond to David-Neel's admonishment after they left the village for having drawn so much attention with his actions?
(a) He balked.
(b) He sulked.
(c) He complained.
(d) He argued.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?

2. Yongden told David-Neel he thought the well-dressed man saw she was a lama and so saluted her, but she began to wonder what?

3. How was it David-Neel managed to meet the Dalai Lama?

4. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?

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

(see the answer key)

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