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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day after the blizzard cleared, how long did David-Neel and Yongden walk before they unexpectedly came upon a village?
(a) Well past the time they usually took to hiding.
(b) Well before the time they usually took to hiding.
(c) About the time they usually took to hiding.
(d) Roughly an hour after they started.

2. What excuse did Yongden give why David-Neel did not eat or speak when they came upon the group that passed earlier later at lunch?
(a) She was honoring a holy day, unable to eat or talk until sunset.
(b) She was the wife of a magician and initiated in secret traditions.
(c) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.
(d) She was the mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.

3. What did David-Neel view 1912 as a time of in Tibet?
(a) Military instabilityl.
(b) Religious instability.
(c) Political instability.
(d) Cultural instability.

4. The villagers in the outer regions of Tibet were forced to join a kind of militia but were called into service only for what?
(a) Final lines of defense.
(b) Necessary situations.
(c) Perimeter security.
(d) Initial lines of defense.

5. David-Neel and Yongden mistakenly loitered by an official's home and left in haste but were advised to return, so what did they quickly do?
(a) Yongden and David-Neel both returned with their loads.
(b) David-Neel set her load down to return while Yongden waited.
(c) Yongden set his load down to return while David-Neel waited.
(d) Yongden and David-Neel both returned without their loads.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden stayed near the border with what individual from whom they concealed their intent to enter Tibet?

2. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?

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

4. 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?

5. Once at the shrine, the pilgrims were instructed by Yongden to remain for how long, walking around it daily as they recited prayers?

(see the answer key)

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