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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?
(a) Only David-Neel.
(b) Both herself and Yongden.
(c) Neither David-Neel or Yongden.
(d) Only Yongden.

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

3. 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?
(a) Where to purchase food.
(b) Which villages to avoid.
(c) Which roads to follow.
(d) Where to find shelter.

4. Yongden cast what in the air to catch and consult prophets before he told the pilgrims that ahead they would come across a roadside shrine?
(a) Gems.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Coins.
(d) Pebbles.

5. 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 the mother of a lama who mourned his recent passing.
(b) She was the widow of a magician who mourned his recent passing.
(c) She was honoring a holy day, unable to eat or talk until sunset.
(d) She was the wife of a magician and initiated in secret traditions.

6. What modern items did David-Neel carry hidden away with her?
(a) A lantern and plates.
(b) A lantern and a compass.
(c) Spoons and a compass.
(d) Plates and spoons.

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

8. David-Neel and Yongden later met up again with the pilgrims whose member had sore legs, and the pilgrims reported what?
(a) They were free of the demon.
(b) They were feeling better.
(c) They were slow to heal.
(d) They were completely healed.

9. The man David-Neel and Yongden recalled from earlier sat at their morning fire and ate what which they offered him?
(a) Broth.
(b) Yak.
(c) Rice.
(d) Roots.

10. How was it David-Neel managed to meet the Dalai Lama?
(a) Through her double-dealing.
(b) Through her bribery.
(c) Through her subterfuge.
(d) Through her persistence.

11. In Chapter III, Yongden and David-Neel continued on toward Lhasa and used what as their story?
(a) They were returning from the Dokar Pass.
(b) They were returning from the Kha Karpo.
(c) They were returning from the frontier.
(d) They were returning from the Potala.

12. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?
(a) "Immigration."
(b) "Cultural."
(c) "Religious."
(d) "Political."

13. 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 removed his cap and sword and waved.
(b) He got off his horse and saluted.
(c) He removed his cap and gun and bowed.
(d) He removed his gun and sword and saluted.

14. When was it David-Neel initially entered Tibet?
(a) June 1913.
(b) June 1911.
(c) June 1910.
(d) June 1912.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The man David-Neel and Yongden shared their morning meal with invited them to spend that night at his home located where?

2. What did the wealthy woman traveling by horse and with several servants question David-Neel and Yongden about?

3. What was the term David-Neel used to describe the Tibetan prohibition of certain travelers?

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

5. In 1910, David-Neel was sent on a research expedition for which nation?

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