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

2. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Bhutan.
(c) China.
(d) India.

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

4. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?
(a) Concealed as Philings.
(b) Ventured as villagers.
(c) Hid as Ponpos.
(d) Purchased supplies.

5. How did Yongden respond to David-Neel's admonishment after they left the village for having drawn so much attention with his actions?
(a) He balked.
(b) He argued.
(c) He complained.
(d) He sulked.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter III, Yongden and David-Neel continued on toward Lhasa and used what as their story?

3. After being delayed in the one village, David-Neel remained at their camp outside another that night, and Yongden went inside to purchase what?

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

5. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

Short Essay Questions

1. As David-Neel and Yongden approached the Pedo monastery, what transpired?

2. Why was it David-Neel was not altogether unfamiliar with Tibet when she went on a research expedition to the East in 1910?

3. How did David-Neel describe she was able to meet the Dalai Lama?

4. How did David-Neel describe travel in Tibet as she approached the pass called Tong la?

5. As Chapter II ended, David-Neel was inspired to ease the tension in an encounter with an official, and called out for alms as a Tibetan beggar which did what?

6. 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?

7. What were the gifts David-Neel asked of her parents as she grew up?

8. When David-Neel and Yongden reached the Tondo-la Pass, why did they pitch their tent for the first time since leaving Yunnan?

9. One morning as she filled her bowl at the river, David-Neel heard Yongden being approached by a peasant who inquired of him what three questions asked at every encounter?

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

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