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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden feared they might meet someone on the path near this unique village, so they hid in the forest until when?
(a) Nearly midnight.
(b) Well past sunset.
(c) Nearly sunset.
(d) Just past sunset.

2. Militia members were issued guns inferior to those of the regular Tibetan soldiers who were all from within what area?
(a) Amdo.
(b) Qinghai.
(c) Lhasa.
(d) Kham.

3. At the shrine, the ill pilgrim was to be fed well, and his legs were to be rubbed with hot water containing some what that Yongden offered?
(a) Holy leaves.
(b) Holy sand.
(c) Holy spices.
(d) Holy pebbles.

4. David-Neel and the other passenger hung suspended over the gorge until one of the ferrymen did what?
(a) Held on the towline, cast them the other end, and it wasreattached.
(b) Slid by a loop on the suspension line and reattached the towline.
(c) Climbed on the suspension line and reattached the towline.
(d) Hung from the suspension line to swing it so they would slide in.

5. Following the blizzard, how long did David-Neel and Yongden journey on the commonly used trail before they encountered anyone?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

6. That evening, while guests of the man they shared their meal with, David-Neel asked their host where what other individuals lived?
(a) Military members.
(b) Wealthy landowners.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Government officials.

7. At the start of Chapter II, David-Neel and Yongden traveled in more densely inhabited areas and through several villages at what time?
(a) The mid-morning.
(b) The very early morning.
(c) The early afternoon.
(d) Just prior to sunset.

8. As a lama might, what did David-Neel do before this well-dressed man who greeted her and moved on without a word?
(a) She laid her hand on his arm.
(b) She laid her hand on his left shoulder.
(c) She laid her hand on his right shoulder.
(d) She laid her hand on his head.

9. At a river gorge in Tsawa, one crossed with what that was hung from a line secured to the sides of the ravine?
(a) A loop of leather.
(b) A wooden barrel.
(c) A large basket.
(d) A net sack.

10. What did David-Neel view 1912 as a time of in Tibet?
(a) Military instabilityl.
(b) Cultural instability.
(c) Religious instability.
(d) Political instability.

11. In 1910, what was the neighboring nation that compelled the Dalai Lama's exile?
(a) Mongolia.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Bhutan.

12. In 1910, David-Neel was sent on a research expedition for which nation?
(a) Luxembourg.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

13. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?
(a) Luxembourg.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Brussels.

14. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?
(a) Tibetan customs.
(b) Tibetan religion.
(c) Tibetan government.
(d) Tibetan history.

15. As David-Neel and Yongden progressed into Tibet, they were stopped by officials who briefly questioned and then detained them when?
(a) Never.
(b) Infrequently.
(c) Always.
(d) Frequently.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which agency sent David-Neel on her 1910 expedition?

3. What excuse did Yongden give why David-Neel did not eat or speak when they came upon the group that passed earlier later at lunch?

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

5. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?

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