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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. What was the task of the lama that Yongden met when he went into the village to make evening purchases for David-Neel and himself?
(a) He kept a tabernacle.
(b) He kept a cemetery.
(c) He kept a sacred garden.
(d) He kept a shrine.

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

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

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

5. 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 had not recognized her from a previous trip.
(b) If he had not recognized her as a Westerner.
(c) If he might not report his suspicions to local authorities.
(d) If he had not become suspicious after he thought about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden stayed near the border with what individual from whom they concealed their intent to enter Tibet?

2. Yongden cast what in the air to catch and consult prophets before he told the pilgrims that ahead they would come across a roadside shrine?

3. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?

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

5. Yongden only intended to give the pilgrim's legs some rest, but those accompanying the pilgrim faithfully believed what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the gifts David-Neel asked of her parents as she grew up?

2. Why was it David-Neel had never previously entertained the thought of going to Lhasa on her earlier treks into Tibet?

3. When David-Neel and Yongden reached the Tondo-la Pass, why did they pitch their tent for the first time since leaving Yunnan?

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

5. Why were David-Neel and Yongden advised by a local man to go to the Pedo monastery?

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

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

8. 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?

9. As Chapter II ended, David-Neel was inspired to ease the tension in an encounter with an official, and called out for alms as a Tibetan beggar which did what?

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

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