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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did David-Neel and Yongden eventually hear that alerted them that someone was approaching from behind them?
(a) Chanting.
(b) Whistling.
(c) Bells.
(d) Drums.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the term David-Neel used to describe the Tibetan prohibition of certain travelers?

3. What did David-Neel and Lama Yongden pose themselves as to enter Tibet undetected?

4. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?

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

(see the answer key)

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