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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Once it drove out the nation that controlled it, the Tibetan government closed their door to whom?
(a) All Westerners except by rare special permission.
(b) All foreigners except those already residing there.
(c) All foreigners except by rare special permission.
(d) Only Indians except by rare special permission.

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

5. That evening, while guests of the man they shared their meal with, David-Neel asked their host where what other individuals lived?
(a) Government officials.
(b) Military members.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Wealthy landowners.

6. 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 boy.
(b) A girl.
(c) A man.
(d) A woman.

7. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?
(a) Tibetan religion.
(b) Tibetan government.
(c) Tibetan customs.
(d) Tibetan history.

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

9. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?
(a) The "prince."
(b) The "buddha."
(c) The "monarch."
(d) The "king."

10. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?
(a) A small party of gypsies in a wagon.
(b) A family in a small yak-drawn cart.
(c) A small party of pilgrims on horses.
(d) A small party of pilgrims in a wagon.

11. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?
(a) Concealed as Philings.
(b) Ventured as villagers.
(c) Purchased supplies.
(d) Hid as Ponpos.

12. In 1910, David-Neel was sent on a research expedition for which nation?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Luxembourg.

13. Yongden only intended to give the pilgrim's legs some rest, but those accompanying the pilgrim faithfully believed what?
(a) The ritual would cure an ailment.
(b) The ritual might remedy a malady.
(c) The ritual might ease the discomfort.
(d) The ritual would remove the demon.

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

15. 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) Final lines of defense.
(b) Perimeter security.
(c) Necessary situations.
(d) Initial lines of defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man David-Neel and Yongden shared their morning meal with invited them to spend that night at his home located where?

2. At the shrine, the ill pilgrim was to be fed well, and his legs were to be rubbed with hot water containing some what that Yongden offered?

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

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

5. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?

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