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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) A lantern and a compass.
(b) Plates and spoons.
(c) Spoons and a compass.
(d) A lantern and plates.

2. When Yongden went into the village to make purchases for David-Neel and himself, what did the lama he met ask of him?
(a) To perform funeral rites.
(b) To perform prayer rituals.
(c) To perform birth rites of an infant.
(d) To condut a weddingceremony.

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

4. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?
(a) The Khardong La.
(b) The Tanggu.
(c) The Dokar.
(d) The Nathu La.

5. Militia members were issued guns inferior to those of the regular Tibetan soldiers who were all from within what area?
(a) Qinghai.
(b) Lhasa.
(c) Amdo.
(d) Kham.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a guest of the Tibetan lama, David-Neel was provided access to what?

2. What did David-Neel note regarding the spelling of the Tibetan names in her book?

3. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?

4. David-Neel described a stew prepared from what that she found disgusting but had to eat a bit of to avoid suspicion?

5. David-Neel and Yongden spent a night in the home of a wealth farmer who in exchange for his hospitality expected Yongden to bless what?

(see the answer key)

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