WorksheetsThe Alchemist 5-26 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Santiago's parents wanted him to be a
Shepherd
Coin Collector
Priest
Good Husband
Santiago's feels like his purpose in life is to
tend to his flock
travel
marry the Merchant's daughter
be a man of God
Why is it shocking that Santiago can read?
Because people who can read aren't usually shepherds
Because he doesn't look like a person who can read
Because he should be priest if he can read
Because it just is
What does Santiago's father give him so that he can travel?
Gold coins
Food
His blessing
A flock of sheep
Where is Andalusia?
Spain
America
South America
Central America
Thinking about the merchant's daughter makes Santiago want to
get married and settle down
live in one place forever
buy more sheep and get rich
sheer his sheep and impress her
Why doesn't Santiago trust the Gypsy woman? (two answers)
Because she's stolen from him the past
Because Gypsies are known to have a pact with the devil
Because Gypsies are known to be tricksters
Because she's praying
How many times has Santiago had his dream about the treasure?
1
2
3
too many to count
The Gypsy tells the boy his dream must be true because
a child showed him the Pyramids
she's never heard of the Pyramids
he had the dream multiple times
he's young and willing to see if the dream is true
How does Santiago plan on impressing the Merchant's daughter?
By getting rich
By showing her how he shears his sheep
By reading to her
By staying in one place and providing her with the life she deserves
The old man admits that the book Santiago is reading is both interesting and irritating. What's irritating about the book?
It exposes the world's greatest lie (that our lives are controlled by fate)
It reveals that most people are in control of their own destiny
It contains too many characters
It's too long
What does Melchizedek want for helping Santiago?
his flock
10% of his flock
his book
his lady love
Why doesn't Santiago trust Melchizedek?
because he might be conspiring with the Gypsy woman
because he doesn't even know where he's from
because he's old
because he knows the name of all of Santiago's family members
What is a person's Personal legend?
what you've always dreamed of doing and how to do it
an old adage
a personal belief
what you've always wanted to accomplish
How did Melchizedek help the miner looking for emeralds?
he gave him a pile of emeralds
he transformed himself into a stone
he put positive thoughts in his head
he didn't help him
