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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. 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 girl.
(c) A boy.
(d) A man.

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

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

4. How was it David-Neel managed to meet the Dalai Lama?
(a) Through her bribery.
(b) Through her persistence.
(c) Through her subterfuge.
(d) Through her double-dealing.

5. As David-Neel and Yongden progressed into Tibet, they were stopped by officials who briefly questioned and then detained them when?
(a) Frequently.
(b) Always.
(c) Never.
(d) Infrequently.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What attitude did Yongden display after "curing" the pilgrim's legs and after he was sought in the next village to predict fortunes and other tricks?

3. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?

4. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?

5. What did David-Neel view 1912 as a time of in Tibet?

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. What did David-Neel describe as she opened in Chapter I?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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 describe she was able to meet the Dalai Lama?

9. What transpired when David-Neel and Yongden were advised by a villager that a local official wanted to see them?

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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