Alchemist Part Two

Which obstacle has kept the crystal merchant from pursuing his dream?

• Fear of realizing the dream; disappointment
• Love
• Fear
• Impossibility

How does Santiago get to the oasis?

• he travels on horseback
• he runs with the Englishman
• he travels in a dune buggy
• he travels with a caravan

What does the Englishman seek?

• riches
• the secret to life
• the Alchemist
• the Emerald Tablet

What is the Soul of the World?

• force that binds all of us together and governs all things and that speaks with us in the language of signs or omens
• force that makes the wind carry messages
• force of nature
• force that keeps people from achieving their personal legend

What is the Elixir of Life?

• a mythical person who can make a person live forever
• a mythical pizza that supposedly is the most delicious in the world
• a mythical potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth
• a mythical pyramid that appears to weary travels

Fatima and Santiago know they are meant to be together.  Fatima assures Santiago that...

• she will only marry him if he goes and finds gold at the pyramids
• she is proud that he can read and wants him to teach her
• she is a obedient woman and will do what he tells her to do
• She is proud to be from the desert and wants her husband to be free like the wind that shapes the dunes

Santiago sees this and realizes it is an omen. He must warn the tribal leaders.

• Snakes shedding
• Hawks fighting
• Camels digging
• Eagles flying

The Alchemist teaches Santiago that...

• the answers are within his heart
• there are many ways to transform lead into gold
• there is only one way to learn- through action.
• the desert is not a nice place

What does the wind do to help Santiago?

• It blows violently and creates a sandstorm to trick the guards
• It blows down all the tents to distract the guards
• It blows sand into the guards eyes and knocks them down
• It blows all the sand on top of the guards

What does the Alchemist give to the monk and to Santiago?

• a scimitar
• solid gold
• an emerald
• his horse