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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. One night David-Neel and Yongden slept outside a village to pass through early the next day to avoid attention, but what happened?
(a) A local holiday had many villagers up early in celebration.
(b) A wrong turn required them to return midday for the right way.
(c) A late start forced them to travel through well after sunrise.
(d) A shepherd drove his flock through and delayed their early hike past.

3. On the day after the blizzard cleared, how long did David-Neel and Yongden walk before they unexpectedly came upon a village?
(a) Roughly an hour after they started.
(b) Well before the time they usually took to hiding.
(c) About the time they usually took to hiding.
(d) Well past the time they usually took to hiding.

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

5. Yongden told David-Neel he thought the well-dressed man saw she was a lama and so saluted her, but she began to wonder what?
(a) If he might not report his suspicions to local authorities.
(b) If he had not become suspicious after he thought about it.
(c) If he had not recognized her as a Westerner.
(d) If he had not recognized her from a previous trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Yongden went into the village to make purchases for David-Neel and himself, what did the lama he met ask of him?

3. David-Neel and Yongden later met up again with the pilgrims whose member had sore legs, and the pilgrims reported what?

4. How was it David-Neel managed to meet the Dalai Lama?

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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