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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 but 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 spoke briefly to her and seemed suspicious.

2. How did Yongden respond to David-Neel's admonishment after they left the village for having drawn so much attention with his actions?
(a) He balked.
(b) He sulked.
(c) He argued.
(d) He complained.

3. 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?
(a) A woman.
(b) A man.
(c) A boy.
(d) A girl.

4. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?
(a) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.
(b) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.
(c) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(d) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

3. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?

4. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?

5. What did David-Neel and Yongden eventually hear that alerted them that someone was approaching from behind them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did David-Neel initially discover when she crossed the pass into Tibet for the first time?

2. Toward the end of Chapter I David-Neel and Yongden found a cave one night near the road for shelter from possible snow, and David-Neel arranged for fuel for a fire in what manner?

3. One morning as she filled her bowl at the river, David-Neel heard Yongden being approached by a peasant who inquired of him what three questions asked at every encounter?

4. How did David-Neel describe the initial encounter she and Yongden had with others on their trek within Tibet?

5. Where had David-Neel traveled in Tibet prior to her journey into Lhasa?

6. How did David-Neel describe travel in Tibet as she approached the pass called Tong la?

7. What frightened David-Neel and Yongden at the opening of Chapter III?

8. How did David-Neel describe the scenery of the Nu Valley?

9. How did David-Neel note this departure into Tibet differed from some of her earlier experiences?

10. What did David-Neel note when she and Yongden arrived within the Dainshin province?

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