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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did the strange lama who came up to the pair's fire address David-Neel by?
(a) Rlung.
(b) Jetsunma.
(c) Gtsang.
(d) Skyes Dman.

2. David-Neel chose to head toward the mountain road in part because it had never been what?
(a) Charted.
(b) Seen by Chinese.
(c) Explored by Westerners.
(d) Seen by a Western woman.

3. David-Neel and Yongden had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?
(a) Under a tree near the path.
(b) By a pond near the path.
(c) In a cave near the path.
(d) By a stream near the path.

4. The day after David-Neel and Yongden camped following their descent from the ridge marker, how did the terrain affect their trek?
(a) It was rocky, and its slope greatly impeded them.
(b) It was neither hard nor sandy, and its slope aided them.
(c) It was neither hard nor sandy, but its slope slowed them.
(d) It was sandy, and its slope greatly hindered them.

5. In the latter half of Chapter VI, David-Neel detailed that she learned that which friend had been forced out of his palace and into exile?
(a) The Tenzin Lama.
(b) The Dalai Lama.
(c) The Panchen Lama.
(d) The Karamapa Lama.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Yongden was what type of lama widely recognized as having the ability to tell fortunes and perform exorcisms and other mystic rites?

4. Why was David-Neel confident by the start of Chapter VI that her disguise would not be questioned?

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

(see the answer key)

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