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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man David-Neel and Yongden shared their morning meal with invited them to spend that night at his home located where?
(a) At his neighboring farm.
(b) Outside a nearby temple.
(c) In the next village.
(d) Outside a nearby fortification.

2. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?
(a) Only David-Neel.
(b) Only Yongden.
(c) Both herself and Yongden.
(d) Neither David-Neel or Yongden.

3. Yongden cast what in the air to catch and consult prophets before he told the pilgrims that ahead they would come across a roadside shrine?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Gems.
(c) Coins.
(d) Pebbles.

4. David-Neel and Yongden had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?
(a) By a pond near the path.
(b) By a stream near the path.
(c) In a cave near the path.
(d) Under a tree near the path.

5. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?
(a) A small party of pilgrims on horses.
(b) A family in a small yak-drawn cart.
(c) A small party of gypsies in a wagon.
(d) A small party of pilgrims in a wagon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?

3. The Introduction to My Journey to Lhasa provided the background for which of David-Neel's historic treks into remote Asia?

4. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?

5. David-Neel and Yongden were unable to travel at night when they came into more inhabited country for what reason?

(see the answer key)

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