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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Yongden respond to David-Neel's admonishment after they left the village for having drawn so much attention with his actions?
(a) He complained.
(b) He balked.
(c) He argued.
(d) He sulked.

2. When Yongden went into the village to make purchases for David-Neel and himself, what did the lama he met ask of him?
(a) To perform funeral rites.
(b) To condut a weddingceremony.
(c) To perform prayer rituals.
(d) To perform birth rites of an infant.

3. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?
(a) Celebrity.
(b) Nonentity.
(c) Stooge.
(d) Obscurity.

4. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?
(a) It was like a small town with outlying farms and cottages.
(b) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.
(c) It was like a small city with villas, parks, and palaces.
(d) It was like a small city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.

5. What was the task of the lama that Yongden met when he went into the village to make evening purchases for David-Neel and himself?
(a) He kept a cemetery.
(b) He kept a sacred garden.
(c) He kept a shrine.
(d) He kept a tabernacle.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?

2. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?

3. David-Neel and Yongden feared they might meet someone on the path near this unique village, so they hid in the forest until when?

4. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?

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

(see the answer key)

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