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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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 did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.
(c) The lama spoke briefly to her but did not seem suspicious.
(d) The lama did not speak to her but seemed suspicious.

3. David-Neel had a stirring drive to travel and sought out what?
(a) Remote places where she could meet natives of the area.
(b) Distant places to apply her Oriental history expertise.
(c) Isolated places to be completely alone.
(d) Far off places that had never previously been explored.

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

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

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) Government officials.
(c) Wealthy landowners.
(d) Religious leaders.

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

8. Yongden was continually stopped and asked to perform what type of rituals along their way?
(a) Fortunetelling.
(b) Funeral.
(c) Exorcism.
(d) Prayer.

9. In 1910, the Dalai Lama was in exile in what location?
(a) Burma.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Bhutan.
(d) India.

10. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?
(a) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(b) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(c) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(d) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.

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

12. The villagers in the outer regions of Tibet were forced to join a kind of militia but were called into service only for what?
(a) Initial lines of defense.
(b) Final lines of defense.
(c) Perimeter security.
(d) Necessary situations.

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

14. 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 early afternoon.
(c) Just prior to sunset.
(d) The very early morning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As David-Neel and Yongden progressed into Tibet, they were stopped by officials who briefly questioned and then detained them when?

2. As David-Neel and Yongden ate one morning, a man they recognized approached from what group of individuals that gave them alms earlier?

3. What attitude did Yongden display after "curing" the pilgrim's legs and after he was sought in the next village to predict fortunes and other tricks?

4. What did the wealthy woman traveling by horse and with several servants question David-Neel and Yongden about?

5. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?

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