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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was this incident where the pilgrim's legs were "cured" indicative of David-Neel and Yongden's approach to Tibetan spirituality?
(a) They believed two mystical elements but saw remainder as superstition.
(b) They believed no mystical elements and saw all as superstition.
(c) They believed some mystical elements but saw others as superstition.
(d) They believed all mystical elements and saw none as superstition.

2. 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) Marbles.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Gems.
(d) Coins.

3. The morning after Yongden declined, the lama found him again, but this time David-Neel was there and what happened?
(a) The lama spoke briefly to her but did not seem suspicious.
(b) The lama did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.
(c) The lama did not speak to her but seemed suspicious.
(d) The lama spoke briefly to her and seemed suspicious.

4. Yongden was stopped by a pilgrim group who sought his aid for which of their members whose legs they believed hurt due to a demon?
(a) A girl.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A boy.

5. Yongden and David-Neel arranged to travel in Tibet disguised as what type of pilgrims?
(a) Ladki.
(b) Popas.
(c) Arjopas.
(d) Dokpas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?

2. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?

3. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?

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

5. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?

(see the answer key)

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