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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 condut a weddingceremony.
(b) To perform prayer rituals.
(c) To perform funeral rites.
(d) To perform birth rites of an infant.

2. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?
(a) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(b) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.
(c) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(d) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.

3. Which agency sent David-Neel on her 1910 expedition?
(a) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(b) The Ministry of Defense.
(c) The Ministry of Education.
(d) The Ministry of Culture.

4. The morning after Yongden declined, the lama found him again, but this time David-Neel was there and what happened?
(a) The lama spoke briefly to her and seemed suspicious.
(b) The lama spoke briefly to her but did not seem suspicious.
(c) The lama did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.
(d) The lama did not speak to her but seemed suspicious.

5. The Introduction to My Journey to Lhasa provided the background for which of David-Neel's historic treks into remote Asia?
(a) Her 5th trek.
(b) Her 4th trek.
(c) Her 6th trek.
(d) Her 3rd trek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What attitude did Yongden display after "curing" the pilgrim's legs and after he was sought in the next village to predict fortunes and other tricks?

3. 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?

4. At a river gorge in Tsawa, one crossed with what that was hung from a line secured to the sides of the ravine?

5. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?

(see the answer key)

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