Gold: Chapter 4 Alchemy

Alchemists believed that they could

• change common metals into gold and silver

• produce gold and silver by mixing chemicals

• use the properties of gold to produce the 'exlixir of life'

• create chemical reactions by adding silver to gold

Which of the following is not one of the seven metals known to chemists in the early 1600s?

• tin

• gold

• mercury

• bronze

The most likely reason why Duke Friedrich of Wurttenberg ordered the hanging of Hans Heinrich Nuschler is because

• he was frustrated because Nuschier was not able to make gold from silver

• he thought that Nuschler was taking too long to turn silver into gold

• he was angry because Nuschier never kept his promises

• he flet that Nuschier had tried to trick him and make him look like a fool

Which punctuation mark has been used in a sentences on page 10, to indicate a pause longer than a comma?

• a tilde

• a hyphen

• a dash

• a colon

Alchemists were supported by the rulers of Europe who thought they would become rich from it. In this sentence the word 'who' is

• a noun

• an adjective

• a conjunction

• a pronoun

Which of the following words is an antonym of 'conceal'

• inform

• secrete

• reveal

• hide