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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being delayed in the one village, David-Neel remained at their camp outside another that night, and Yongden went inside to purchase what?
(a) Incense.
(b) Food.
(c) Ointment.
(d) Wine.

2. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?
(a) A cap.
(b) A coin.
(c) A religious item.
(d) A jewelry ornament.

3. What did David-Neel and Yongden eventually hear that alerted them that someone was approaching from behind them?
(a) Chanting.
(b) Bells.
(c) Whistling.
(d) Drums.

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

5. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?
(a) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.
(b) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.
(c) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(d) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?

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

3. Following the blizzard, how long did David-Neel and Yongden journey on the commonly used trail before they encountered anyone?

4. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?

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

(see the answer key)

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