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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?
(a) Mongolians.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Bhutanese.
(d) Nepalese.

2. The armed robbers returned the money and begged David-Neel not to curse them anymore out of fear when Yongden told them she was a what?
(a) Gompchen.
(b) Nagspa.
(c) Ponpo.
(d) Philing.

3. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?
(a) A religious item.
(b) A cap.
(c) A jewelry ornament.
(d) A coin.

4. As one of the two strangers bartered for items belonging to David-Neel and Yongden, the man kept looking back to the path as if he expected others to help rob them, so David-Neel did what?
(a) Waved her pistol about over her head.
(b) Fired her pistol.
(c) Pointed her pistol at the strangers.
(d) Pointerd her pistol at the ground and yelled.

5. David-Neel met a well-dressed man from the other direction one day so she moved to one side as a peasant, but what was his response?
(a) He removed his cap and gun and bowed.
(b) He got off his horse and saluted.
(c) He removed his cap and sword and waved.
(d) He removed his gun and sword and saluted.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden had a narrow escape when he was stopped by armed robbers on the path ahead of her when they took how many rupes and began to open his pack?

2. One night a strange lama came up to the pair's fire seemingly out of nowhere, crouched near them, and remained silent for how long?

3. As a lama might, what did David-Neel do before this well-dressed man who greeted her and moved on without a word?

4. What did the wealthy woman traveling by horse and with several servants question David-Neel and Yongden about?

5. Using her pistol would not scare these armed robbers who would shoot back, so instead David-Neel did what?

(see the answer key)

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