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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. In the last village David-Neel and Yongden came upon in Chapter V, how did the villagers respond as they passed through?
(a) They stood there and stared at them out of curiosity.
(b) They ran to their homes to shut the doors and windows.
(c) They stopped them and offered food, a few offered coins.
(d) They begged Yongden to tell fortunes and offer blessings.

2. How many men did David-Neel describe marching in file in the wonderful spectacle that concluded her visit to Lhasa?
(a) Several hundred.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Several thousand.
(d) Perhaps a thousand.

3. As David-Neel and Yongden trekked toward a Po mountain path, they ran short of water, and what was their only source located far below?
(a) A well.
(b) A river.
(c) A brook.
(d) A lake.

4. What temple was the second most important place David-Neel wished to visit, as there she could view a statue of the Buddha that reportedly was from India?
(a) The Kagyu.
(b) The Jo Sakya.
(c) The JTo Khang.
(d) The Nyingma.

5. At what village were David-Neel and Yongden able to replenish their provisions after their encounter with the strange lama?
(a) Temo.
(b) Toingu.
(c) Tobgyai.
(d) Toiba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many pilgrims had arrived in Lhasa for the New Year celebrations, so how long was it until David-Neel obtained a place to stay?

2. While David-Neel an Yongden had heard stories about the Popas all having been robbers and possibly cannibals, how did she describe them as having been?

3. David-Neel and Yongden hiked in descent from the marker they found until what time when they located a flat place to camp at?

4. The farmland was poor around the village David-Neel described in Po, heavily taxed, and anyone who left was pursued and what?

5. David-Neel and Yongden looked for a place to camp and saw a patch of yellow near their water source that turned out to be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did their encounter go with the first individuals David-Neel and Yongden came upon after they crossed the pass and Yongden had sustained his injury?

2. Why was it David-Neel went to the rescue of a dog?

3. What appeal did Yongden make to David-Neel when she reached the candlelit cave after she unsuccessfully sought aid for him?

4. How did David-Neel describe a typical bridge found in remote regions of Tibet?

5. David-Neel was unable to find anyone to aid Yongden after his injury, but she managed to return with what?

6. How did David-Neel depict the temperature as she and Yongden embarked at the beginning of Chapter V?

7. Why did David-Neel describe it as "a happy inspiration" when she chose the start of the year for her stay in Lhasa?

8. Given her hesitance due to its possible origin, how did David-Neel accept a piece of bread offered to her at the start of Chapter VI?

9. How was it David-Neel initially described the palace in Lhasa?

10. At the end of Chapter VI, which two women did David-Neel describe she met near the Kha Karpo?

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