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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. 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 out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(b) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.
(c) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.
(d) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.

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

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

4. As a guest of the Tibetan lama, David-Neel was provided access to what?
(a) Gompa.
(b) Religious texts.
(c) The Potala.
(d) Nagspa.

5. At the start of Chapter II, David-Neel and Yongden traveled in more densely inhabited areas and through several villages at what time?
(a) The mid-morning.
(b) Just prior to sunset.
(c) The very early morning.
(d) The early afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went with David-Neel over the gorge as ferrymen pulled them by a towline which broke and left them suspended over the ravine?

2. David-Neel was alarmed when a villager who stopped to share food noticed her pale hands and remarked they were like what?

3. David-Neel and Yongden were unable to travel at night when they came into more inhabited country for what reason?

4. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?

5. What was it David-Neel's trip to Lhasa came about as a result of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

7. What was Yongden's response when he was approached to perform rites for someone who had died as Chapter I closed?

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

9. What did David-Neel describe as she opened in Chapter I?

10. What did David-Neel immediately describe at the opening of Chapter II?

(see the answer keys)

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