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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?
(a) A comfortable cave near a stream by a temple.
(b) A barn with a comfortable hayloft and a nearby pond.
(c) An abandoned shed in a distant field from a small village.
(d) An unused temple away from the path and village.

2. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?
(a) The Dalai Lama.
(b) The Red Cap Lama.
(c) The Penchen Lama.
(d) The Lama Yongden.

3. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?
(a) A cap.
(b) A jewelry ornament.
(c) A coin.
(d) A religious item.

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

5. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?
(a) It was like a small city with villas, parks, and palaces.
(b) It was like a small town with outlying farms and cottages.
(c) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.
(d) It was like a small city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the wealthy woman traveling by horse and with several servants question David-Neel and Yongden about?

2. As a guest of the Tibetan lama, David-Neel was provided access to what?

3. Yongden and David-Neel arranged to travel in Tibet disguised as what type of pilgrims?

4. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?

5. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?

(see the answer key)

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