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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yongden cast what in the air to catch and consult prophets before he told the pilgrims that ahead they would come across a roadside shrine?
(a) Coins.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Pebbles.
(d) Gems.

2. Once it drove out the nation that controlled it, the Tibetan government closed their door to whom?
(a) All foreigners except those already residing there.
(b) All Westerners except by rare special permission.
(c) All foreigners except by rare special permission.
(d) Only Indians except by rare special permission.

3. 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) Ointment.
(b) Food.
(c) Incense.
(d) Wine.

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?
(a) He kept a sacred garden.
(b) He kept a cemetery.
(c) He kept a shrine.
(d) He kept a tabernacle.

5. 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 separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day after the blizzard cleared, how long did David-Neel and Yongden walk before they unexpectedly came upon a village?

2. David-Neel and Yongden were unable to travel at night when they came into more inhabited country for what reason?

3. David-Neel met a well-dressed man from the other direction one day so she moved to one side as a peasant, but what was his response?

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

5. How did Yongden respond to David-Neel's admonishment after they left the village for having drawn so much attention with his actions?

(see the answer key)

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