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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 described a stew prepared from what that she found disgusting but had to eat a bit of to avoid suspicion?
(a) Organs of animals.
(b) Venomous snakes.
(c) Unskinned fishes.
(d) Scorpions and worms.

2. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?
(a) Obscurity.
(b) Stooge.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Nonentity.

3. Yongden was what type of lama widely recognized as having the ability to tell fortunes and perform exorcisms and other mystic rites?
(a) A Penchen.
(b) A Red Cap.
(c) A Sakya.
(d) A Nyingma.

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

5. As David-Neel and Yongden traveled farther, they were more sure of being taken as pilgrims and stayed with whom instead of in forests?
(a) Herdsmen.
(b) Landowners.
(c) Villagers.
(d) Farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. As David-Neel and Yongden ate one morning, a man they recognized approached from what group of individuals that gave them alms earlier?

2. David-Neel and the other passenger hung suspended over the gorge until one of the ferrymen did what?

3. Yongden and David-Neel arranged to travel in Tibet disguised as what type of pilgrims?

4. Once at the shrine, the pilgrims were instructed by Yongden to remain for how long, walking around it daily as they recited prayers?

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

(see the answer key)

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