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

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

2. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?
(a) Spoons and a compass.
(b) Plates and spoons.
(c) A lantern and plates.
(d) A lantern and a compass.

3. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?
(a) Only David-Neel.
(b) Only Yongden.
(c) Neither David-Neel or Yongden.
(d) Both herself and Yongden.

4. In 1910, the Dalai Lama was in exile in what location?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) Nepal.
(c) India.
(d) Burma.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse did Yongden give why David-Neel did not eat or speak when they came upon the group that passed earlier later at lunch?

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

3. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?

4. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?

5. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?

(see the answer key)

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