WorksheetsThe Alchemist
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 9mins
What had Santiago done until the age of sixteen?
Attended boarding school
Tended to his sheep most of the time
Attended seminary
Attended a school of alchemy
What dream did Santiago keep having?
The wolves had killed his sheep.
That a child came and played with his sheep.
That he would travel to Africa in search of treasure.
That he could see Jesus showing him the way to the pyramids
When Santiago meets with the gypsy, she charges him how much?
10 coins
100 coins
1/10 of his treasure
1/100 of his treasure
What did the gypsy tell him about his dream?
Dreams are the universal language.
Dreams are a language in and of themselves.
She cannot interpret the dreams of the soul.
She can interpret them, but would not for his small amount of money.
What is the gift that the Old King gives to Santiago?
His friends who will help Santiago
Stones that can be used to read omens
Magic beans that are used to tell the future
Lucky charms that protect the owner from death
In the fable the King of Salem shares with Santiago, the boy is entrusted to carry what while waiting for the wise man to see him?
A spoon with 1 drop of oil
A saucer with 1 drop of oil
A spoon with 2 drops of oil
A saucer with 2 drops of oil
What is the moral of the story that the King shares?
Waiting patiently is the most important skill to have.
Taking in the world is more important than taking your time.
Make sure that you spend your time thinking about the small details and ignore the world around you.
It is important for the boy to experience the world, but on his journey, he shouldn't be distracted from his own personal goals and purpose in life.
When Santiago first arrives in Tangier, he meets _____ who ______.
A thief, steals all his money
A crystal merchant, he decides to work for
A candy maker, he helps to set up his stall
A caravan guide, he decides to travel with to Egypt
How long does Santiago stay working for the crystal merchant before he continues on with his travels?
One year
Six months
The end of the day
Three years
The crystal merchant reveals to Santiago he has avoided achieving his own personal legend because of what?
Love
Impossibility
Fear of failure
Disappointment
When Santiago continues on his travels, he meets the Englishman who seems only interested in what?
His money
Laughing at his dream
The Philosopher's Stone and Elixir of Life
The gossip of the desert tribes
When Santiago arrives at ______, he meets Fatima whom he falls in love with at first sight.
Sea Port
Sahara Desert
Al-Fayoum Oasis
The Great Pyramids
Because Santiago reads the _______, the alchemist comes looking for him and questions him at sword-point.
forbidden book
flight of the hawks
fire embers
dance of the snakes
Complete the quote: When you want something, all the _______ conspires in helping you to achieve it.
people
world
kings
universe
On his way to find his treasure, Santiago is captured by whom?
A slave trader
Rival tribe
An insane man
An enemy tribal chieftain
What does Santiago's captor tell him he must do or he will be killed?
Come quietly
Tell him where the gold is
Take him to the kingdom
Turn himself into the wind
When Santiago finally arrives at his destination, he begins to _____ and is caught by two refugees who beat him up and laugh at his dream.
Sleep
Celebrate
Hallucinate
Cry
One of the refugees tells him that he once had a dream like Santiago's but never followed it. This tells Santiago that his treasure is really ________.
already gone.
the property of the government.
just a figment of his imagination.
back home under the sycamore.
According to the alchemist, people are afraid to pursue their most important dreams because _____.
They believe that it won't be worth it.
Their parents keep them from achieving their dreams.
They feel they don't deserve them or won't be able to achieve them.
They believe that other people keep you from pursuing your dreams.
The principle of favorability is also known as _____ luck.
Bad
Good
Winner's
Beginner's
Who said this quote: "...whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth."
Melchizedek
The alchemist
The Englishman
The crystal merchant
Who said this quote: "They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves.”
Melchizedek
The alchemist
The Englishman
The crystal merchant
Who said this quote: "What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one ‘dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.’
“Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested."
Melchizedek
The alchemist
The Englishman
The crystal merchant
Who said this quote "...every blessing ignored becomes a curse. I don't want anything else in life. But you are forcing me to look at wealth and at horizons that I have never known. Now that I have seen them, and now that I see how immense my possibilities are, I'm going to feel worse than I did before you arrived. Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so.”
Melchizedek
The alchemist
The Englishman
The crystal merchant
