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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did David-Neel and Lama Yongden pose themselves as to enter Tibet undetected?
(a) Ponpos.
(b) Arjopas.
(c) Dokpas.
(d) Philings.

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

3. David-Neel and Yongden feared they might meet someone on the path near this unique village, so they hid in the forest until when?
(a) Just past sunset.
(b) Well past sunset.
(c) Nearly sunset.
(d) Nearly midnight.

4. David-Neel and Yongden spent a night in the home of a wealth farmer who in exchange for his hospitality expected Yongden to bless what?
(a) His house and farm animals.
(b) His son and wealth.
(c) His family and farm animals.
(d) His house and family.

5. At the shrine, the ill pilgrim was to be fed well, and his legs were to be rubbed with hot water containing some what that Yongden offered?
(a) Holy pebbles.
(b) Holy leaves.
(c) Holy spices.
(d) Holy sand.

6. 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 plates.
(c) Her small compass.
(d) Her cups.

7. 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.

8. At a river gorge in Tsawa, one crossed with what that was hung from a line secured to the sides of the ravine?
(a) A loop of leather.
(b) A net sack.
(c) A large basket.
(d) A wooden barrel.

9. As David-Neel and Yongden traveled farther, they were more sure of being taken as pilgrims and stayed with whom instead of in forests?
(a) Landowners.
(b) Herdsmen.
(c) Villagers.
(d) Farmers.

10. Outer regions felt animosity toward Tibet's government, so if better armed and organized it was feared they would not submit to the rule of what area?
(a) Amdo.
(b) Kham.
(c) Lhasa.
(d) Qinghai.

11. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Nepal.
(c) China.
(d) Bhutan.

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

13. David-Neel and Yongden reached the mountain pass as a blizzard came over and forced them to endure the snow for how long?
(a) 3 full days.
(b) 2 full days.
(c) Nearly a week.
(d) 1 full day.

14. David-Neel had a stirring drive to travel and sought out what?
(a) Far off places that had never previously been explored.
(b) Distant places to apply her Oriental history expertise.
(c) Remote places where she could meet natives of the area.
(d) Isolated places to be completely alone.

15. What would David-Neel have faced if her true identity was discovered?
(a) A fine.
(b) Execution.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Deportation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?

3. One night David-Neel and Yongden slept outside a village to pass through early the next day to avoid attention, but what happened?

4. On the day after the blizzard cleared, how long did David-Neel and Yongden walk before they unexpectedly came upon a village?

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

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