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

2. What did David-Neel view 1912 as a time of in Tibet?
(a) Political instability.
(b) Religious instability.
(c) Cultural instability.
(d) Military instabilityl.

3. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?
(a) Brussels.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Luxembourg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?

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

3. Militia members were issued guns inferior to those of the regular Tibetan soldiers who were all from within what area?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When David-Neel and Yongden came down from the pass called Tong la, what did she learn about the river she found in front of her?

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

3. Why was it in Chapter III, Yongden became quite anxious after he spoke with some pilgrims and then rejoined David-Neel on their journey?

4. Why did the locals use the phrase "Vulture's Cemetery" to describe the highest peak in the Kha Karpo range?

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

6. 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?

7. What was one concern David-Neel noted near the start of Chapter I that would follow her and Yongden during much of their journey, especially the initial half?

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

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

10. It was only a short distance from Aben to Lhakang-ra, and David-Neel and Yongden did not want to be seen at the latter locale, so what did they do?

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