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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) He kept a shrine.
(b) He kept a cemetery.
(c) He kept a tabernacle.
(d) He kept a sacred garden.

2. David-Neel and Yongden stayed near the border with what individual from whom they concealed their intent to enter Tibet?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A missionary.
(d) A villager.

3. 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?
(a) Enjoyment.
(b) Impervious.
(c) Wary.
(d) Dislike.

4. What excuse did Yongden give why David-Neel did not eat or speak when they came upon the group that passed earlier later at lunch?
(a) She was honoring a holy day, unable to eat or talk until sunset.
(b) She was the wife of a magician and initiated in secret traditions.
(c) She was the mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.
(d) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.

5. Yongden belonged to a sect that did not recognize superstitious beliefs, so what was his course?
(a) He did not perform the rituals, but still provided practical advice.
(b) He performed the rituals, but avoided offering practical advice.
(c) He performed the rituals, but only to maintain his identity secret.
(d) He performed the rituals as a means to provide practical advice.

6. Yongden and David-Neel arranged to travel in Tibet disguised as what type of pilgrims?
(a) Dokpas.
(b) Popas.
(c) Ladki.
(d) Arjopas.

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

8. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?
(a) "Dangerous but favorable events."
(b) "Certain favorable conditions."
(c) "A series of fortunate situations."
(d) "Certain peculiar circumstances."

9. 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 jewelry ornament.
(c) A religious item.
(d) A coin.

10. On the day after the blizzard cleared, how long did David-Neel and Yongden walk before they unexpectedly came upon a village?
(a) About the time they usually took to hiding.
(b) Well past the time they usually took to hiding.
(c) Roughly an hour after they started.
(d) Well before the time they usually took to hiding.

11. Militia members were issued guns inferior to those of the regular Tibetan soldiers who were all from within what area?
(a) Qinghai.
(b) Kham.
(c) Amdo.
(d) Lhasa.

12. Yongden only intended to give the pilgrim's legs some rest, but those accompanying the pilgrim faithfully believed what?
(a) The ritual might remedy a malady.
(b) The ritual would remove the demon.
(c) The ritual might ease the discomfort.
(d) The ritual would cure an ailment.

13. David-Neel was alarmed when a villager who stopped to share food noticed her pale hands and remarked they were like what?
(a) Fresh snow.
(b) The moon.
(c) A philing's.
(d) A white flower.

14. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?
(a) Stooge.
(b) Obscurity.
(c) Nonentity.
(d) Celebrity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did David-Neel view 1912 as a time of in Tibet?

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

3. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?

4. As David-Neel and Yongden ate one morning, a man they recognized approached from what group of individuals that gave them alms earlier?

5. David-Neel noted she was "a tiny precious child of" what city?

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