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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did David-Neel and Lama Yongden pose themselves as to enter Tibet undetected?
(a) Dokpas.
(b) Arjopas.
(c) Ponpos.
(d) Philings.

2. 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 boy.
(b) A girl.
(c) A woman.
(d) A man.

3. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?
(a) Northern Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) South America.

4. 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 wooden barrel.
(b) A loop of leather.
(c) A large basket.
(d) A net sack.

5. That evening, while guests of the man they shared their meal with, David-Neel asked their host where what other individuals lived?
(a) Military members.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Wealthy landowners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went with David-Neel over the gorge as ferrymen pulled them by a towline which broke and left them suspended over the ravine?

2. 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?

3. Yongden was what type of lama widely recognized as having the ability to tell fortunes and perform exorcisms and other mystic rites?

4. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?

5. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?

(see the answer key)

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