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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The farmland was poor around the village David-Neel described in Po, heavily taxed, and anyone who left was pursued and what?
(a) Jailed.
(b) Brought back.
(c) Executed.
(d) Whipped.

2. David-Neel and Yongden agreed to trade what in exchange for cheese the stranger who spied their open packs had?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) Two spoons.
(c) Needles.
(d) Tea.

3. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?
(a) Mongolians.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Nepalese.
(d) Bhutanese.

4. What was the task of the lama that Yongden met when he went into the village to make evening purchases for David-Neel and himself?
(a) He kept a tabernacle.
(b) He kept a shrine.
(c) He kept a cemetery.
(d) He kept a sacred garden.

5. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?
(a) Obscurity.
(b) Stooge.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Nonentity.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man David-Neel and Yongden shared their morning meal with invited them to spend that night at his home located where?

2. One night a strange lama came up to the pair's fire seemingly out of nowhere, crouched near them, and remained silent for how long?

3. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?

4. David-Neel was alarmed when a villager who stopped to share food noticed her pale hands and remarked they were like what?

5. What temple was the second most important place David-Neel wished to visit, as there she could view a statue of the Buddha that reportedly was from India?

(see the answer key)

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