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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?
(a) A lantern and plates.
(b) A lantern and a compass.
(c) Spoons and a compass.
(d) Plates and spoons.

2. Which agency sent David-Neel on her 1910 expedition?
(a) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(b) The Ministry of Education.
(c) The Ministry of Defense.
(d) The Ministry of Culture.

3. The man David-Neel and Yongden shared their morning meal with invited them to spend that night at his home located where?
(a) In the next village.
(b) At his neighboring farm.
(c) Outside a nearby temple.
(d) Outside a nearby fortification.

4. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?
(a) "A series of fortunate situations."
(b) "Certain favorable conditions."
(c) "Dangerous but favorable events."
(d) "Certain peculiar circumstances."

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

6. The morning after Yongden declined, the lama found him again, but this time David-Neel was there and what happened?
(a) The lama spoke briefly to her and seemed suspicious.
(b) The lama spoke briefly to her but did not seem suspicious.
(c) The lama did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.
(d) The lama did not speak to her but seemed suspicious.

7. The Introduction to My Journey to Lhasa provided the background for which of David-Neel's historic treks into remote Asia?
(a) Her 5th trek.
(b) Her 4th trek.
(c) Her 6th trek.
(d) Her 3rd trek.

8. David-Neel was alarmed when a villager who stopped to share food noticed her pale hands and remarked they were like what?
(a) A philing's.
(b) A white flower.
(c) The moon.
(d) Fresh snow.

9. David-Neel met a well-dressed man from the other direction one day so she moved to one side as a peasant, but what was his response?
(a) He removed his cap and sword and waved.
(b) He got off his horse and saluted.
(c) He removed his cap and gun and bowed.
(d) He removed his gun and sword and saluted.

10. Yongden only intended to give the pilgrim's legs some rest, but those accompanying the pilgrim faithfully believed what?
(a) The ritual might remedy a malady.
(b) The ritual would cure an ailment.
(c) The ritual would remove the demon.
(d) The ritual might ease the discomfort.

11. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?
(a) Luxembourg.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

12. What was the task of the lama that Yongden met when he went into the village to make evening purchases for David-Neel and himself?
(a) He kept a shrine.
(b) He kept a cemetery.
(c) He kept a tabernacle.
(d) He kept a sacred garden.

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

14. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?
(a) Obscurity.
(b) Stooge.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Nonentity.

15. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?
(a) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.
(b) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(c) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.
(d) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?

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

3. That evening, while guests of the man they shared their meal with, David-Neel asked their host where what other individuals lived?

4. Yongden was stopped by a pilgrim group who sought his aid for which of their members whose legs they believed hurt due to a demon?

5. When David-Neel and Yongden returned to their path where they had first seen the unexpected village, what did they discover?

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