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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would David-Neel have faced if her true identity was discovered?
(a) Deportation.
(b) Execution.
(c) A fine.
(d) Imprisonment.

2. When David-Neel and Yongden returned to their path where they had first seen the unexpected village, what did they discover?
(a) It was no longer there.
(b) It was like others but larger.
(c) It was similar to others but cleaner.
(d) It was typical of others.

3. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?
(a) Asian history and comparative religion.
(b) Middle Eastern philosophy and comparative religion.
(c) Oriental history and Buddhism.
(d) Oriental philosophy and comparative religion.

4. What did David-Neel note regarding the spelling of the Tibetan names in her book?
(a) She spelled them in Old English.
(b) She spelled them phonetically.
(c) She spelled them in modern Tibetan.
(d) She spelled them in modern French.

5. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?
(a) France.
(b) Luxembourg.
(c) England.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

2. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?

3. What river did David-Neel and Yongden initially follow on their trek?

4. The morning after Yongden declined, the lama found him again, but this time David-Neel was there and what happened?

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

(see the answer key)

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