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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stranger supposedly went to get his cheese, but he quickly came back with another man and they began to barter for what?
(a) The common spoons and the needles.
(b) The needles and the small compass.
(c) The tent and the common spoons.
(d) The small compass and the tent.

2. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?
(a) Northern Africa.
(b) Eastern Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.

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

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 Sakya.
(c) A Penchen.
(d) A Nyingma.

5. David-Neel had a stirring drive to travel and sought out what?
(a) Far off places that had never previously been explored.
(b) Remote places where she could meet natives of the area.
(c) Distant places to apply her Oriental history expertise.
(d) Isolated places to be completely alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after they got water, David-Neel and Yongden hiked toward their mountain pass top but were stunned to see a huge what ahead?

2. At the village where the pair replenished their provisions following their encounter with the strange lama, what did Yongden replace?

3. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?

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

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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