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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yongden belonged to a sect that did not recognize superstitious beliefs, so what was his course?
(a) He performed the rituals, but only to maintain his identity secret.
(b) He did not perform the rituals, but still provided practical advice.
(c) He performed the rituals, but avoided offering practical advice.
(d) He performed the rituals as a means to provide practical advice.

2. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?
(a) The Arun.
(b) The Mekong.
(c) The Ba.
(d) The Indus.

3. David-Neel and Yongden had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?
(a) Under a tree near the path.
(b) By a stream near the path.
(c) By a pond near the path.
(d) In a cave near the path.

4. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?
(a) A barn with a comfortable hayloft and a nearby pond.
(b) A comfortable cave near a stream by a temple.
(c) An abandoned shed in a distant field from a small village.
(d) An unused temple away from the path and village.

5. 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 her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.
(c) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(d) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.

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

7. As a guest of the Tibetan lama, David-Neel was provided access to what?
(a) Religious texts.
(b) The Potala.
(c) Nagspa.
(d) Gompa.

8. What did David-Neel and Lama Yongden pose themselves as to enter Tibet undetected?
(a) Ponpos.
(b) Arjopas.
(c) Dokpas.
(d) Philings.

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

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

11. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?
(a) Her plates.
(b) Her small compass.
(c) Her forks and spoons.
(d) Her cups.

12. 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 large basket.
(b) A net sack.
(c) A loop of leather.
(d) A wooden barrel.

13. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?
(a) Both herself and Yongden.
(b) Neither David-Neel or Yongden.
(c) Only Yongden.
(d) Only David-Neel.

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

15. 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 tabernacle.
(b) He kept a sacred garden.
(c) He kept a cemetery.
(d) He kept a shrine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Militia members were issued guns inferior to those of the regular Tibetan soldiers who were all from within what area?

2. Yongden cast what in the air to catch and consult prophets before he told the pilgrims that ahead they would come across a roadside shrine?

3. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?

4. Yongden was what type of lama widely recognized as having the ability to tell fortunes and perform exorcisms and other mystic rites?

5. David-Neel described a stew prepared from what that she found disgusting but had to eat a bit of to avoid suspicion?

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