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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?
(a) The Red Cap Lama.
(b) The Penchen Lama.
(c) The Lama Yongden.
(d) The Dalai Lama.

5. What did David-Neel note regarding the spelling of the Tibetan names in her book?
(a) She spelled them in Old English.
(b) She spelled them in modern Tibetan.
(c) She spelled them in modern French.
(d) She spelled them phonetically.

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

7. 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) Perimeter security.
(c) Necessary situations.
(d) Final lines of defense.

8. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?
(a) "Certain peculiar circumstances."
(b) "Dangerous but favorable events."
(c) "A series of fortunate situations."
(d) "Certain favorable conditions."

9. In 1910, what was the neighboring nation that compelled the Dalai Lama's exile?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) China.
(d) India.

10. 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 cap.
(c) A coin.
(d) A religious item.

11. As David-Neel and Yongden traveled farther, they were more sure of being taken as pilgrims and stayed with whom instead of in forests?
(a) Herdsmen.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Villagers.
(d) Landowners.

12. David-Neel and Yongden later met up again with the pilgrims whose member had sore legs, and the pilgrims reported what?
(a) They were completely healed.
(b) They were free of the demon.
(c) They were feeling better.
(d) They were slow to heal.

13. 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.

14. 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) David-Neel set her load down to return while Yongden waited.
(b) Yongden and David-Neel both returned with their loads.
(c) Yongden and David-Neel both returned without their loads.
(d) Yongden set his load down to return while David-Neel waited.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?

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

5. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?

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