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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yongden belonged to a sect that did not recognize superstitious beliefs, so what was his course?

2. What did David-Neel note regarding the spelling of the Tibetan names in her book?

3. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?

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

5. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David-Neel noted that numerous methods were customarily followed the initial month of each year in Tibet to seek omens concerning the future. She then went on to describe one. Elaborate on what the author witnessed. Consider why she found it "a rather strange way" of predicting the future. What was the outcome in this particular episode?

Essay Topic 2

The author's primary goal upon reaching Lhasa was the Dalai Lama's palace, the Potala. Expound on how David-Lee was able to gain entry. What did she discover once inside? What was her reaction?

Essay Topic 3

David-Neel and Yongden ran into a number of difficulties as they were not inclined to merely follow main routes in the daytime and risk drawing attention. Identify methods they employed to accomplish this. Address specific instances where the pair encountered problems that hindered their progress undetected and how they approached them.

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