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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden feared they might meet someone on the path near this unique village, so they hid in the forest until when?
(a) Nearly sunset.
(b) Well past sunset.
(c) Just past sunset.
(d) Nearly midnight.

2. As a lama might, what did David-Neel do before this well-dressed man who greeted her and moved on without a word?
(a) She laid her hand on his left shoulder.
(b) She laid her hand on his right shoulder.
(c) She laid her hand on his arm.
(d) She laid her hand on his head.

3. 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 city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.
(c) It was like a small town with outlying farms and cottages.
(d) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.

4. Which agency sent David-Neel on her 1910 expedition?
(a) The Ministry of Culture.
(b) The Ministry of Defense.
(c) The Ministry of Education.
(d) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

5. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?
(a) "Religious."
(b) "Immigration."
(c) "Cultural."
(d) "Political."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. David-Neel and Yongden had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?

3. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?

4. David-Neel and Yongden stayed near the border with what individual from whom they concealed their intent to enter Tibet?

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

(see the answer key)

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