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The Alchemist Pg. 120-140

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

According to the alchemist, why are people afraid to pursue their most important dreams?

a)

They believe that it won't be worth it

b)

They believe that other people keep you from pursuing your dreams.

c)

They feel they don't deserve them or won't be able to achieve them

d)

Their parents keep them from achieving their dreams.

2.

What does the Elixir of Life provide?

a)

Turns any solid into gold

b)

Makes a person invisible

c)

Allows a person to live forever

d)

Allows a person to never be sick again

3.

What does the Philosopher's Stone do?

a)

Allows a person to never be sick again

b)

Turns any stone into gold

c)

Makes a person immortal

d)

Allows a person to see the future

4.

How many days away from the Pyramids are Santiago and the alchemist?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

According to the alchemist, gold, instead of being a symbol of evolution, became the basis for...

a)

Hatred

b)

Love

c)

Conflict

d)

Money

6.

When the chief at the military camp asks who Santiago is, the alchemist responds with...

a)

An alchemist

b)

A shepherd

c)

The Soul of the World

d)

A philosopher

7.

What does the alchemist say that Santiago will transform into?

a)

Gold

b)

The sand

c)

An alchemist

d)

The wind

8.

According to the alchemist, there is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: what is that thing?

a)

Other people

b)

Fear of the unknown

c)

Fear of failure

d)

Yourself

9.

What did the alchemist give to the chief of the tribes?

a)

The philosophers stone

b)

wind

c)

All of Santiago's gold

d)

All of his own gold

10.

What does the desert represent for Fatima?

a)

Santiago

b)

Santiago to achieve his personal legend

c)

Leaving one day

d)

The hope for Santiago's return

11.

According to the alchemist, how many years will it take for the omens to abandon Santiago if he stays at the oasis with Fatima?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What is the "Emerald Tablet"?

a)

A jewel worth all of the money in the world

b)

A jewel that is the Soul of the World

c)

A jewel which the most important text of alchemy is inscribed

d)

A jewel that will turn any solid into gold

13.

What do the chieftains threaten the boy with if not a single weapon is used?

a)

That he will be sent into the desert

b)

They will take all of his gold

c)

A weapon will be used on him

d)

The alchemist will decide his fate.