WorksheetsThe Alchemist Part I Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
According to the introduction, which is NOT an obstacle that keeps people from realizing their dream?
Money
Love
Fear
Impossibilities
The Alchemist contains heavy symbolism that teaches universal lessons. This genre is called...
historical fiction
eulogy
memoir
allegory
The protagonist of The Alchemist is _______ and he lives in _________ at the start of the novel.
Santiago, Tangier
Melchizedek, Andalusia
Santiago, Andalusia
Melchizedek, Tangier
Santiago reveals that he was supposed to be a ___________ instead of a shepherd.
baker
priest
blacksmith
gypsy
A ___________ is the catalyst for Santiago's journey. This event is also considered to be the _________ stage of the hero's journey.
letter, status quo
call for help, crisis
traumatic event, approach
dream, call to adventure
Santiago's dream urges him to travel to...
The Canals of Venice
The Pyramids in Egypt
The Great Wall of China
The Parthenon in Greece
The sheep in the novel symbolize...
simplicity and monotony of life
new ideas and exciting adventure
nothing, they're just sheep
purity and innocence
Define "personal legend."
Facing your greatest fears
The journey to five different countries
What someone wants to accomplish in their lives
Becoming a good person through altruistic deeds
Alchemy is defined as a...
the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
a science that was used in the Middle Ages with the goal of changing ordinary metals into gold
a science that deals with things that are alive (such as plants and animals)
a pseudoscience which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.
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
As payment for interpreting Santiago's dream, the gypsy woman tells him she wants ________ of the treasure if he finds it.
1/4
1/2
1/10
All
______________ confirms what the gypsy said about how the treasure can be found at the Pyramids of Egypt.
The merchant's daughter
The crystal merchant
Santiago's father
Melchizedek
What are Urim and Thummin?
Stones that symbolize health or death
Stones that symbolize wealth or poverty
Stones that symbolize yes or no
Stones that symbolize near or far
When the man from the bar in Tangier steals Santiago's money, he is in the _________ stage of his hero's journey.
Call to adventure
Assistance
Departure
Trials
At the end of Part I, Santiago accepts a job at a _____________ and hopes to use the money to buy some sheep.
bar
school
coffee shop
crystal shop
