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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was it David-Neel found the palace on the hill in Lhasa to appear from the exterior beyond enormous?
(a) Artistically painted.
(b) Somewhat crude and plain.
(c) Having many Buddha statues and prayer flags.
(d) Colorfully decorated for the New Year.

2. David-Neel and Yongden reached the mountain pass as a blizzard came over and forced them to endure the snow for how long?
(a) Nearly a week.
(b) 2 full days.
(c) 3 full days.
(d) 1 full day.

3. On the unmapped path, David-Neel and Yongden risked running into bands of thieves who might kill them to keep what secret?
(a) Their stolen goods.
(b) Their methods.
(c) Their hiding places.
(d) Their identities.

4. Outer regions felt animosity toward Tibet's government, so if better armed and organized it was feared they would not submit to the rule of what area?
(a) Lhasa.
(b) Amdo.
(c) Qinghai.
(d) Kham.

5. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?
(a) India.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Bhutan.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many pilgrims had arrived in Lhasa for the New Year celebrations, so how long was it until David-Neel obtained a place to stay?

2. Yongden told David-Neel he thought the well-dressed man saw she was a lama and so saluted her, but she began to wonder what?

3. What sudden, loud noise awakened David-Neel at the camp made after she and Yongden found the ridge marker and hiked down?

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

5. This pageant, described at the end of Chapter VII, was a grand procession that included trumpets, some of which were how many feet long and borne on the shoulders of several men?

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