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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel described a stew prepared from what that she found disgusting but had to eat a bit of to avoid suspicion?
(a) Organs of animals.
(b) Scorpions and worms.
(c) Venomous snakes.
(d) Unskinned fishes.

2. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?
(a) Nonentity.
(b) Obscurity.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Stooge.

3. The man David-Neel and Yongden recalled from earlier sat at their morning fire and ate what which they offered him?
(a) Broth.
(b) Yak.
(c) Roots.
(d) Rice.

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

5. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?
(a) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(b) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.
(c) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.
(d) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden mistakenly loitered by an official's home and left in haste but were advised to return, so what did they quickly do?

2. As David-Neel and Yongden ate one morning, a man they recognized approached from what group of individuals that gave them alms earlier?

3. Following the blizzard, how long did David-Neel and Yongden journey on the commonly used trail before they encountered anyone?

4. As David-Neel and Yongden traveled farther, they were more sure of being taken as pilgrims and stayed with whom instead of in forests?

5. The villagers in the outer regions of Tibet were forced to join a kind of militia but were called into service only for what?

(see the answer key)

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