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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was it David-Neel initially entered Tibet?
(a) June 1913.
(b) June 1910.
(c) June 1912.
(d) June 1911.

3. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) China.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Nepal.

4. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?
(a) It was like a small city with villas, parks, and palaces.
(b) It was like a small city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.
(c) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.
(d) It was like a small town with outlying farms and cottages.

5. What would David-Neel have faced if her true identity was discovered?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) A fine.
(c) Execution.
(d) Deportation.

6. David-Neel and Yongden mistakenly loitered by an official's home and left in haste but were advised to return, so what did they quickly do?
(a) Yongden and David-Neel both returned with their loads.
(b) David-Neel set her load down to return while Yongden waited.
(c) Yongden set his load down to return while David-Neel waited.
(d) Yongden and David-Neel both returned without their loads.

7. 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 tabernacle.
(c) He kept a cemetery.
(d) He kept a sacred garden.

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

9. 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) Qinghai.
(b) Amdo.
(c) Kham.
(d) Lhasa.

10. 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?
(a) She was the mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.
(b) She was honoring a holy day, unable to eat or talk until sunset.
(c) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.
(d) She was the wife of a magician and initiated in secret traditions.

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

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

13. 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) Incense.
(b) Food.
(c) Wine.
(d) Ointment.

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

15. 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 but seemed suspicious.
(d) The lama did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?

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

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

4. In 1910, David-Neel was sent on a research expedition for which nation?

5. As a lama might, what did David-Neel do before this well-dressed man who greeted her and moved on without a word?

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