The Alchemist Part Three

The failure to meet which of the five obligations of Islam most closely represents the sense of failure and incompletion that haunts the crystal merchant?

• Charity toward the impoverished

• Exclusive belief in Allah

• Pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca

• Ritual prayer five times a day

Around pages 64-65, which of the following best explains what Santiago comes to feel that the old king omitted from his exhortation to Santiago to follow his Personal Legend?

• the dissatisfaction of achieving one’s dream

• the number of obstacles

• the ease of the pursuit

• the thrill of victory

Which of the following phrases best explains what Santiago has learned from his sheep?

• language of enthusiasm

• language of mercantilism

• language of passivity

• language of transmutation

Which of the following key concepts of alchemy best explains what central image of alchemy the novel does not mention?

• Emerald Tablet

• Master Work

• Elixir of Life

• Ouroboros

Which of the following themes most closely captures an aspect of alchemy the novel does not mention?

• universal language

• accumulation of wealth

• alchemy’s contributions to early modern science

• gnosis or knowledge

Which of the following characters most closely represents the novel’s idea of a failed alchemist?

• The Englishman

• Elias

• Helvétius

• Fulcanelli

Which of the following two states of matter best explains the states of the alchemical Master Work?

• liquid and solid

• liquid and gas

• liquid and plasma

• liquid and Bose-Einstein condensate

Which of the following statements best captures the aspiring-alchemist Englishman’s attitude to the process of alchemy?

• exacting devotion to the books and processes of earlier alchemists

• immersion in one’s own environment

• following one’s Personal Legend

• a trial and error process of chemical experimentation

Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.

Definition: to sadden, discourage, sink, sap vitality, or lessen value

• Purification

• Coincidence

• Elixir

• Orient

• Depress

Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.

Definition:the east, sometimes capitalized as a potentially offensive term for regions east of Europe

• Purification

• Coincidence

• Elixir

• Orient

• Depress