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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 head.
(b) She laid her hand on his arm.
(c) She laid her hand on his right shoulder.
(d) She laid her hand on his left shoulder.

2. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?
(a) Nepal.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Bhutan.

3. What did David-Neel note regarding the spelling of the Tibetan names in her book?
(a) She spelled them in modern Tibetan.
(b) She spelled them phonetically.
(c) She spelled them in modern French.
(d) She spelled them in Old English.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel acted like she wished to learn locations from her host so she could beg from them, but what did she actually seek to determine?

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

3. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?

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

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

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