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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. 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 large basket.
(c) A net sack.
(d) A wooden barrel.

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 did not speak to her and did not seem suspicious.
(c) The lama spoke briefly to her but did not seem suspicious.
(d) The lama spoke briefly to her and seemed suspicious.

3. How was this incident where the pilgrim's legs were "cured" indicative of David-Neel and Yongden's approach to Tibetan spirituality?
(a) They believed no mystical elements and saw all as superstition.
(b) They believed all mystical elements and saw none as superstition.
(c) They believed two mystical elements but saw remainder as superstition.
(d) They believed some mystical elements but saw others as superstition.

4. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?
(a) She sent them on separate errands, then crossed in their absence.
(b) She waited until they slept, then crossed without their knowing.
(c) She sent them on a joint errand, then crossed in their absence.
(d) She paid them as if they had arrived, then crossed when they left.

5. As a lama might, what did David-Neel do before this well-dressed man who greeted her and moved on without a word?
(a) She laid her hand on his head.
(b) She laid her hand on his arm.
(c) She laid her hand on his right shoulder.
(d) She laid her hand on his left shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where had David-Neel traveled in Tibet prior to her journey into Lhasa?

3. When David-Neel and Yongden came down from the pass called Tong la, what did she learn about the river she found in front of her?

4. How did David-Neel note this departure into Tibet differed from some of her earlier experiences?

5. Why was it David-Neel had never previously entertained the thought of going to Lhasa on her earlier treks into Tibet?

6. What did David-Neel note about her trek up the mountains on her initial visit in Tibet?

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

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

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

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

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