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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Using her pistol would not scare these armed robbers who would shoot back, so instead David-Neel did what?
(a) She cried out upon various terrible Tibetan deities to curse the men.
(b) She called out that it was disgraceful for the men to rob a lama.
(c) She yelled out that it was unforgiveable for the men to rob a lama.
(d) She pleaded with the men who would take the last money of a lama.

2. While David-Neel and Yongden found protection from the weather around noon, they had but a little dried Tibetan grain food called what?
(a) Star kha.
(b) Shing tog.
(c) Tshu lu ma.
(d) Tsampa.

3. 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 sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(b) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(c) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.

4. How did David-Neel refer to the boarding husband whose assisting wife was injured?
(a) "The Sergeant."
(b) "The Captain."
(c) "The Colonel."
(d) "The Commander."

5. At the village where the pair replenished their provisions following their encounter with the strange lama, what did Yongden replace?
(a) His ragged clothing.
(b) His lama cap.
(c) His medicinal healing bracelet.
(d) His prayer flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What sudden, loud noise awakened David-Neel at the camp made after she and Yongden found the ridge marker and hiked down?

3. The stranger supposedly went to get his cheese, but he quickly came back with another man and they began to barter for what?

4. What physical malady had David-Neel sustained the day after she followed the fence and found shelter?

5. What were the living arrangements in the small home where David-Neel rented a room while in Lhasa?

(see the answer key)

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