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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David-Neel and Yongden returned to their path where they had first seen the unexpected village, what did they discover?
(a) It was like others but larger.
(b) It was similar to others but cleaner.
(c) It was typical of others.
(d) It was no longer there.

2. 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 waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(c) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.

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

4. In Chapter III, Yongden and David-Neel continued on toward Lhasa and used what as their story?
(a) They were returning from the frontier.
(b) They were returning from the Dokar Pass.
(c) They were returning from the Kha Karpo.
(d) They were returning from the Potala.

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

6. 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 5th trek.
(c) Her 4th trek.
(d) Her 3rd trek.

7. 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) Lhasa.
(d) Kham.

8. Who went with David-Neel over the gorge as ferrymen pulled them by a towline which broke and left them suspended over the ravine?
(a) A girl.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A boy.

9. 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) In a cave near the path.
(c) Under a tree near the path.
(d) By a pond near the path.

10. Yongden told David-Neel he thought the well-dressed man saw she was a lama and so saluted her, but she began to wonder what?
(a) If he might not report his suspicions to local authorities.
(b) If he had not become suspicious after he thought about it.
(c) If he had not recognized her from a previous trip.
(d) If he had not recognized her as a Westerner.

11. On the day after the blizzard cleared, how long did David-Neel and Yongden walk before they unexpectedly came upon a village?
(a) About the time they usually took to hiding.
(b) Well past the time they usually took to hiding.
(c) Well before the time they usually took to hiding.
(d) Roughly an hour after they started.

12. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?
(a) "Religious."
(b) "Immigration."
(c) "Political."
(d) "Cultural."

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

14. How was this incident where the pilgrim's legs were "cured" indicative of David-Neel and Yongden's approach to Tibetan spirituality?
(a) They believed two mystical elements but saw remainder as superstition.
(b) They believed no mystical elements and saw all as superstition.
(c) They believed all mystical elements and saw none as superstition.
(d) They believed some mystical elements but saw others as superstition.

15. 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?
(a) Dislike.
(b) Impervious.
(c) Wary.
(d) Enjoyment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1910, what was the neighboring nation that compelled the Dalai Lama's exile?

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

4. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?

5. 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?

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