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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden had stopped where to eat one day when a wealthy woman traveling by horse also stopped and questioned them?
(a) Under a tree near the path.
(b) In a cave near the path.
(c) By a pond near the path.
(d) By a stream near the path.

2. What did David-Neel study as a young woman?
(a) Asian history and comparative religion.
(b) Oriental philosophy and comparative religion.
(c) Middle Eastern philosophy and comparative religion.
(d) Oriental history and Buddhism.

3. The Dalai Lama had heard of David-Neel's scholarship in what field before they met?
(a) Tibetan religion.
(b) Tibetan government.
(c) Tibetan history.
(d) Tibetan customs.

4. 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 quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.
(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 small town with outlying farms and cottages.

5. 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) Dislike.
(b) Impervious.
(c) Wary.
(d) Enjoyment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yongden and David-Neel arranged to travel in Tibet disguised as what type of pilgrims?

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

3. As a guest of the Tibetan lama, David-Neel was provided access to what?

4. As a lama might, what did David-Neel do before this well-dressed man who greeted her and moved on without a word?

5. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What frightened David-Neel and Yongden at the opening of Chapter III?

2. What was it Alexandra David-Neel wrote she craved to do as a young child?

3. What did David-Neel initially discover when she crossed the pass into Tibet for the first time?

4. Toward the end of Chapter I David-Neel and Yongden found a cave one night near the road for shelter from possible snow, and David-Neel arranged for fuel for a fire in what manner?

5. How did David-Neel describe the initial encounter she and Yongden had with others on their trek within Tibet?

6. What transpired when David-Neel and Yongden were advised by a villager that a local official wanted to see them?

7. Why was it in Chapter III, Yongden became quite anxious after he spoke with some pilgrims and then rejoined David-Neel on their journey?

8. What event that David-Neel described as both "comical" and "unpleasant" transpired when she dyed her hair with Chinese ink to complete her disguise?

9. What was one concern David-Neel noted near the start of Chapter I that would follow her and Yongden during much of their journey, especially the initial half?

10. It was only a short distance from Aben to Lhakang-ra, and David-Neel and Yongden did not want to be seen at the latter locale, so what did they do?

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