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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Chapter II, David-Neel and Yongden traveled in more densely inhabited areas and through several villages at what time?
(a) The very early morning.
(b) Just prior to sunset.
(c) The early afternoon.
(d) The mid-morning.

2. After their guide left and he and David-Neel hike through the pass, Yongden's chief concerns were snow and what else?
(a) Their dwindling water supply.
(b) Their dwindling food supply.
(c) Being disscovered.
(d) Possible bands of thieves.

3. The palace in Lhasa was full of beautifully decorated rooms, mostly the work of skilled artists from what country?
(a) Tibet.
(b) China.
(c) Bhutan.
(d) Nepal.

4. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?
(a) Northern Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) South America.
(d) Eastern Europe.

5. Why was David-Neel confident by the start of Chapter VI that her disguise would not be questioned?
(a) She could always use Tibetans' fears of magic to hide herself.
(b) She felt nobody would suspect a foreigner was so far into Tibet.
(c) She had managed to hide herself thus far and could continue.
(d) She felt Yongden could keep her hidden if all else failed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?

3. David-Neel wore a head cover as she entered the Lhasa palace, but who scolded her to remove it as hats were not to be worn inside?

4. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?

5. David-Neel left the next morning for aid she might find for Yongden, but unsuccessful she returned that night with what that she had found?

(see the answer key)

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