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WorksheetsThe Alchemist Prologue - Part 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 29mins
The story of Narcissus in the Prologue is mainly about:
beauty
the dangers of living in an enchanted forest with talking trees and lakes
vanity
sadness
Santiago reveals that he was supposed to be a ___________ instead of a shepherd.
priest
Baker
blacksmith
gypsy
Santiago travels with his sheep to get $ for their wool, but what is he really wanting?
To travel the world
To see the merchant's daughter
To find his father's house
To find more sheep for his flock
In the story the old man tells to Santiago, what does the wise man ask the boy to carry in the spoon?
An egg
Two drops of oil
Three gold coins
Two small stones
That story concludes with Melchizedek revealing the secret of happiness. What is the secret to happiness, based on the story?
The secret of happiness is to get rich or die trying.
The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world but to never forget the drops of oil on the spoon.
The secret of happiness is to help as many people as you can.
The secret of happiness is to not die before you fulfill your dreams.
Who is the author of The Alchemist?
Paulo Coelho
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Neruda
Paul McCartney
Santiago dreams of finding ________ in the Egyptian pyramids.
a sheep
a girlfriend
treasure
Teacher Daniel
Where did Santiago stay overnight in the beginning of the novel?
a field
a hotel
a crystal shop
an abandoned church
What is the name of the region in Spain in which the beginning of the story takes place?
Ambrosia
Tangier
Andalusia
Tarifa
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
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.
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
(noun) a school for religious training
Seminary
Merchant
Levanter
Scabbard
(adjective) used to, familiar with
Recurrent
Abandoned
Accustomed to
Inexhaustible
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals
Dusk
Theology
Herd
Abandoned
The highest point of something
Mutter
Abandoned
Pursue
Zenith
Then he’d dug in his pocket for a stick of Juicy Fruit—first his shirt pockets, next, vaguely irritated, his pants.
To a great depth psychologically
Without the involvement of others
In an unclear way
With unflagging resolve
There’s even a tinge of blue there. See that?
Something touching
A tingling feeling
A type of color
a slight amount of something
The form of Chemistry and philosophy practiced in the middle ages.
Physics
Anatomy and Physiology
Alchemy
A load, especially a heavy one.
heavy
loathsome
burden
inexhaustible
