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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?
(a) A cap.
(b) A coin.
(c) A religious item.
(d) A jewelry ornament.

3. 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 waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(b) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(c) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.
(d) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.

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

5. David-Neel and Yongden mistakenly loitered by an official's home and left in haste but were advised to return, so what did they quickly do?
(a) Yongden and David-Neel both returned with their loads.
(b) Yongden and David-Neel both returned without their loads.
(c) David-Neel set her load down to return while Yongden waited.
(d) Yongden set his load down to return while David-Neel waited.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter V began, David-Neel and Yongden have convinced one of the shepherd peasants, known as what, to guide them to a pass?

2. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?

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

4. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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