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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being delayed in the one village, David-Neel remained at their camp outside another that night, and Yongden went inside to purchase what?
(a) Wine.
(b) Food.
(c) Ointment.
(d) Incense.

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

3. As David-Neel and Yongden trekked toward a Po mountain path, they ran short of water, and what was their only source located far below?
(a) A river.
(b) A lake.
(c) A brook.
(d) A well.

4. As well as some money David-Neel and Yongden gave him, they told their guide that his having led them to the pass would do what?
(a) Bring him and his family happiness.
(b) Keep his flock healthy in the future.
(c) Bring him rewards in future lives.
(d) Bring his family benefits in future lives.

5. David-Neel and a boarder's wife became embroiled in a domestic fight when they aided the wife of their drunkard host, a matter that ended with David-Neel being informed she would have to do what?
(a) Find another place to stay.
(b) Testify for the boarder's wife.
(c) Testify for the drunkard host's wife.
(d) Testify for both wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden built a lean-to to protect against the snow, but she awoke and found what?

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

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

5. The stranger supposedly went to get his cheese, but he quickly came back with another man and they began to barter for what?

(see the answer key)

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