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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Bhutan.
(c) China.
(d) India.

2. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?
(a) Tibetan customs.
(b) Tibetan religion.
(c) Tibetan government.
(d) Tibetan history.

3. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?
(a) The "king."
(b) The "prince."
(c) The "monarch."
(d) The "buddha."

4. 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 paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.
(c) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.

5. David-Neel and Yongden stayed near the border with what individual from whom they concealed their intent to enter Tibet?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A missionary.
(d) A villager.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1910, David-Neel was sent on a research expedition for which nation?

2. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?

3. What would David-Neel have faced if her true identity was discovered?

4. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

5. After being delayed in the one village, David-Neel remained at their camp outside another that night, and Yongden went inside to purchase what?

(see the answer key)

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