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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom was David-Neel a guest of in Tibet for a time prior to her Lhasa trip?
(a) The Penchen Lama.
(b) The Lama Yongden.
(c) The Dalai Lama.
(d) The Red Cap Lama.

2. 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 small city with villas, parks, and palaces.
(c) It was like a small city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.
(d) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.

3. David-Neel met a well-dressed man from the other direction one day so she moved to one side as a peasant, but what was his response?
(a) He got off his horse and saluted.
(b) He removed his cap and gun and bowed.
(c) He removed his gun and sword and saluted.
(d) He removed his cap and sword and waved.

4. Yongden told David-Neel he thought the well-dressed man saw she was a lama and so saluted her, but she began to wonder what?
(a) If he had not become suspicious after he thought about it.
(b) If he might not report his suspicions to local authorities.
(c) If he had not recognized her as a Westerner.
(d) If he had not recognized her from a previous trip.

5. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?
(a) Her forks and spoons.
(b) Her cups.
(c) Her small compass.
(d) Her plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did David-Neel and Lama Yongden pose themselves as to enter Tibet undetected?

2. David-Neel acted like she wished to learn locations from her host so she could beg from them, but what did she actually seek to determine?

3. How was this incident where the pilgrim's legs were "cured" indicative of David-Neel and Yongden's approach to Tibetan spirituality?

4. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?

5. David-Neel and Yongden later met up again with the pilgrims whose member had sore legs, and the pilgrims reported what?

(see the answer key)

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