True or False Quiz

• 1. Shigatse is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

• 2. The Potala Palace located in Lhasa, Tibet, China, was the chief residence of the Panchen Lama.

• 3. The Tibetan Plateau is the highest region on Earth.

• 4.The Tibetan Autonomous Religion has the lowest population density among all of the province-level administrative regions in China.

• 5. The name Potala probably derives from Mt Potala, the mythological abode of Bodhisattva Chenrezig (Avilokiteshvara / Kuan Yin).

• 6. Brad Pitt has been banned from entering China forever because of his role in "Seven Years in Tibet".

• 7. The Dalai Lama is ruler over all the religious sects in Tibet.

• 8. The Panchen Lama was established by the Manchu to attempt balance between the seat of power of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.

• 9. When some one dies in the middle of nowhere in Tibet, it is cremated usually done with the remains.

• 10. Cutting the body up and feeding it to the birds was the common form of body disposal performed by monks.

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