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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) Arjopas.
(b) Philings.
(c) Dokpas.
(d) Ponpos.

2. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?
(a) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(b) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(c) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.

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

4. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?
(a) It was like a small town with outlying farms and cottages.
(b) It was like a small city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.
(c) It was like a small city with villas, parks, and palaces.
(d) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.

5. What was the term David-Neel used to describe the Tibetan prohibition of certain travelers?
(a) "Understandable."
(b) "Disappointing."
(c) "Absurd."
(d) "Peculiar."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?

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

4. David-Neel met a well-dressed man from the other direction one day so she moved to one side as a peasant, but what was his response?

5. What attitude did Yongden display after "curing" the pilgrim's legs and after he was sought in the next village to predict fortunes and other tricks?

(see the answer key)

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