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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does Santiago notice in the sacristy of the abandoned church that he takes shelter in on the way to the merchant?
A burning bush
A sycamore tree
Several lost sheep
A huge wooden cross
What did Santiago’s parents originally hope he would be when he grew up?
A lawyer
A shepherd
A merchant
A priest
In the recurring dream Santiago has at the abandoned Church, who encourages him to seek treasure at the pyramids?
His mother
A sheep
A child
The Merchant’s daughter
What comforts Santiago when he is visiting the gypsy dream intepreter?
An image of Jesus
A large cross
A group of teenagers in the waiting room
Urim and Thummim
What does Melchizedek ask Santiago for in return for directing him toward his personal legend?
One tenth of his flock
His cloak
The rest of his gold
The gypsy’s phone number
Who does Melchizedek point out to Santiago as someone who did not follow their Personal Legend?
A butcher
A baker
A candlestick maker
The dream interpreter
What does the book that Santiago buys in Tarifa describe in its opening pages?
A burial ceremony
A desert journey
A fierce battle
A hidden treasure
As Santiago sets off to Africa, Melchizedek recalls guiding who else to his personal legend?
The alchemist
Jesus
Paulo Coelho
Abraham
What distracts Santiago and allows the young man in Tarifa to steal his money
A beautiful Arab girl
A king adorned with robes
A scabbard embossed in silver
A stand selling exotic fruits
What kind of vendor does Santiago admire the morning after he is robbed by the young man in Tarifa?
A fruit vendor
A weapons smith
A bookseller
A candy seller
What does Santiago suggest to the crystal merchant as a strategy to make more money?
Sell tea in crystal glasses
Discount crystal on weekends
Open a stall in the marketplace
Export crystal to Spain
According to the Englishmen, what is the name of the discovery that is the result of refining metal until all that is left is the Soul of the World?
The Universal Legend
The Master Work
The Voice of the Wind
The Hand of God
What is the product of alchemy that can turn lead into gold?
The Master Work
The Alchemist’s Furnace
The Philosophers Stone
The Elixir of Gold
What is the product of alchemy that can cure all illnesses?
The Master Work
The Philosopher’s Stone
The Soul of the World
The Elixir of Life
Upon what item is the core secret of alchemy written?
The Holy Grail
The Emerald Tablet
The Book of Kings
The One Ring
What surprises Santiago about the Al-Fayoum oasis?
It is larger than towns in Spain
Residents dress entirely in black
All residents speak fluent Spanish
Strange animals roam the streets
Where does Santiago meet Fatima?
Inside the chieftain’s tent
Next to a well
Crying in the desert
In a stable
What is the portentous omen that Santiago sees in the Al-Fayoum oasis?
A pair of hawks fighting
A dying scarab
A fast-moving black cloud
A fierce and sudden windstorm
How does the tribal chieftain punish the chief of the invading army?
Tarring and feathering
Death by beheading
Death by hanging
Banishment from the desert
What job does the Al-Fayoum tribal chieftain offer Santiago to reward him for warning of invading armies?
Army General
Counselor of the Oasis
Templar Commander
Diplomat to Europe
What danger do Santiago and the alchemist come across in their first foray into the desert?
A drunken soldier
A tempting mirage
A poisonous cobra
A thieving Bedouin
Which part of nature didn’t Santiago speak to when he was trying to turn himself into the wind?
The Sun
The Wind
The Trees
What do the alchemist and the monk talk about while the alchemist is transforming the lead?
The loneliness of the desert
The tenants of Coptic faith
The persistent tribal wars
Their favorite African celebrities
Why does SThe wind tells him tooantiago choose to dig in the dune by the pyramids?
The wind tells him too
He has a vision in a dream
He sees a scarab there
There’s an “X” on the ground
What is the treasure that Santiago finds under the sycamore tree?
A chest of gold and jewels
A letter from his parents
The Philosophers Stone
A diamond encrusted chalice
In the Prologue, which mythic figure is the alchemist reading about?
Pandora
Leda
Narcissus
Echo
In the story in the Prologue, the lake been transformed into ___.
A dry bed
Salty tears
Flames
Narcissus' image
In the abandoned church, a giant sycamore tree grows in the spot where what ___ stood?
The nave
The altar
The sacristy
The apse
When Santiago wakes, he talks to the sheep about ___.
Melchizedek
The wool merchant's daughter
Fatima
His Personal Legend
After Santiago sells his wool to the merchant, how far ahead does the narrative skip in time?
Almost one month
Almost one year
Almost two years
Almost a decade
How does Santiago feel when the dream interpreter takes his hands and begins chanting?
Inspired
Angry
Nervous
Calm
What gives Santiago solace from his fears?
The Gypsy prayer
An image of Jesus
Memories of his dream
An image of Mary
After listening to the dream, the dream interpreter asks for what percentage of Santiago's treasure when he finds it?
15
25
50
10
What is Santiago doing in Tarifa when an old man approaches him?
Watching his flock
Sleeping
Reading
Eating
What percentage of Santiago's sheep does Melchizedek want in return for the information about how to find the treasure?
One sixteenth
One tenth
One quarter
One hundred percent
According to Melchizedek, what does everyone know when they are young?
Their Personal Legend
Their future career
Their Public Legend
Their spouse's name
When Melchizedek asks Santiago why Santiago became a shepherd, what answer does Santiago give?
He needed the money
He likes to travel
To annoy his parents
He likes sheep
Melchizedek say he once appeared as ___ to a miner.
Iron ore
A diamond
A sapphire
An emerald
What does Santiago envy about the intense wind called the levanter?
Its coolness
Its strength
Its freedom
Its form
What, according to Melchizedek, is Santiago's first omen?
A butterfly
The levanter
Urim and Thummim
The baker
Where does Santiago go when he arrives in Tangier?
To a library
To a mosque
To a church
To a bar
What does Santiago consider selling after he has been robbed?
His camels
His jacket
The stones
His book
As Santiago collects the stones that fell on the ground, he remembers his promise to ___.
Make his own decisions
Rely on the stones
Be more trusting
Go home immediately
What does a candy seller offer Santiago?
A treasure map
A job
Some money
His first sweet
In the Crystal Merchant's shop, what does Santiago offer to do in exchange for food?
Clean glasses
Sweep the floor
Write letters
Read to the merchant
How long would Santiago have to work at the crystal shop to save up for a new flock of sheep?
Nine months
Ten years
A year
Two years
What is the Crystal Merchant's lifelong dream?
Retirement
Travelling to Mecca
Travelling to Madrid
Building a display case
What does the display case do?
Increases customer traffic
Decreases customer traffic
Attracts thieves
Falls over and breaks
What does Santiago suggest the Crystal Merchant also sell?
Coffee
Sweets
Tea
Books
The Crystal Merchant uses the word maktub, which means what?
It has been said
It is written
I have heard it
It has been seen
Where is the Englishman sitting as he prepares for his trip through the Sahara?
In an inn
In a bar
In a library
In a stable
How does the Englishman seem to Santiago at first?
Friendly
Unfriendly
Violent
Boring
What does Santiago do on the caravan journey?
Daydreams
Tries to read
Befriends a camel driver
All of the above
What caused the flood that ruined the camel driver's orchard?
Heavy rains
A broken dam
A diverted river
An earthquake
What is the most important text in alchemy?
The Master Work
The emerald tablet
The Philosopher's Stone
The Elixir of Life
How does the alchemist know that someone travelling in the caravan will be his new apprentice?
Gossip in the village
A news article
A merchant told him
Omens
What does the camel driver tell Santiago about Al-Fayoum?
Al-Fayoum is boring
Al-Fayoum is safe
Al-Fayoum is dangerous
Al-Fayoum is expensive
How many other young men sleep in the tent with Santiago?
Six
Two
Ten
Five
Who looks for the alchemist with Santiago?
Fatima
The old man
The Englishman
Tribal chieftains
After Fatima explains she will wait for Santiago, Santiago finds that the Englishman has built ___.
A new well
Defences for Al-Fayoum
A new tent
A furnace
