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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Luxembourg.

2. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?
(a) Oriental philosophy and comparative religion.
(b) Asian history and comparative religion.
(c) Middle Eastern philosophy and comparative religion.
(d) Oriental history and Buddhism.

3. When Yongden went into the village to make purchases for David-Neel and himself, what did the lama he met ask of him?
(a) To perform funeral rites.
(b) To perform prayer rituals.
(c) To condut a weddingceremony.
(d) To perform birth rites of an infant.

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

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?
(a) Wine.
(b) Incense.
(c) Ointment.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?

3. Which agency sent David-Neel on her 1910 expedition?

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?

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

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