View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 pond near the path.
(b) In a cave near the path.
(c) By a stream near the path.
(d) Under a tree near the path.

2. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?
(a) The Tanggu.
(b) The Khardong La.
(c) The Dokar.
(d) The Nathu La.

3. The man David-Neel and Yongden recalled from earlier sat at their morning fire and ate what which they offered him?
(a) Yak.
(b) Broth.
(c) Rice.
(d) Roots.

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

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

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

8. 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 forks and spoons.
(b) Her cups.
(c) Her small compass.
(d) Her plates.

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

10. David-Neel acted like she wished to learn locations from her host so she could beg from them, but what did she actually seek to determine?
(a) Where to purchase food.
(b) Which roads to follow.
(c) Where to find shelter.
(d) Which villages to avoid.

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

12. 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 paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.
(b) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(c) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.

13. 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) At his neighboring farm.
(c) In the next village.
(d) Outside a nearby fortification.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?

2. 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?

3. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?

4. How was it David-Neel managed to meet the Dalai Lama?

5. The Introduction to My Journey to Lhasa provided the background for which of David-Neel's historic treks into remote Asia?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 671 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample