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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 had a stirring drive to travel and sought out what?
(a) Distant places to apply her Oriental history expertise.
(b) Isolated places to be completely alone.
(c) Far off places that had never previously been explored.
(d) Remote places where she could meet natives of the area.

2. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?
(a) Hid as Ponpos.
(b) Purchased supplies.
(c) Concealed as Philings.
(d) Ventured as villagers.

3. At a river gorge in Tsawa, one crossed with what that was hung from a line secured to the sides of the ravine?
(a) A loop of leather.
(b) A wooden barrel.
(c) A net sack.
(d) A large basket.

4. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?
(a) The Arun.
(b) The Mekong.
(c) The Indus.
(d) The Ba.

5. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?
(a) Plates and spoons.
(b) A lantern and a compass.
(c) A lantern and plates.
(d) Spoons and a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel was alarmed when a villager who stopped to share food noticed her pale hands and remarked they were like what?

2. In 1910, the Dalai Lama was in exile in what location?

3. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?

4. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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