WorksheetsThe Alchemist (1-27)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which of the following symbols best explains where the alchemist encounters the myth of Narcissus?
The oral tradition
A crowded marketplace in Tangier
A book
A hidden ms. unearthed from a sand dune near the pyramids
Which of the following uses for Santiago’s book are best supported by the novel?
reading, currency, and fuel for his nightly fire
he carries around multiple books, occasionally using his sheep as pack animals
he doesn’t carry around a book
reading, a pillow, and a reminder of his past as a seminarian
Which of the following professions did Santiago most likely pursue because of a hunger for knowledge but abandon to become a shepherd?
priest
crystal ware salesperson
counselor to the ruler of an oasis
alchemist to royalty
Which of the following themes does the Personal Legend most closely represent?
the interdependence of all beings in the world
pursuit of one’s personal goal or destiny
the alchemical transmutation of base metals into gold
the constitutive absence in any account of being or becoming
Which of the following themes does Santiago’s work as a shepherd most closely represent for him?
mobility
spirituality
love of one’s hometown
wealth
Which of the following settings does part one mainly occur in?
Andalusia
Egypt
Morocco
Brazil
Which description best captures how the old man presents himself to Santiago?
an alchemist
his real father
his arch-nemesis
a Biblical king
The Alchemist is told in the
(a) tense, from a (b) point of view.
Match the following terms to their definitions
no longer used
abandon
hooked or curved implement often used to shepherd flocks
crook
extraordinarily large in size or numbers or of seziable moral import
enormous
Match the following
notwithstanding or in spite of
despite
to present meaning, an explanation, or something’s place in a system
interpret
extraordinarily large in size or numbers or of seziable moral import
enormous
Order these events chronologically as they occur in the narrative:
The alchemist reads a book.
Santiago awakens from a dream he has had multiple times.
Santiago visits a Romani fortune teller for a dream interpretation.
Santiago tries to read his book.
The old king of Salem appears to Santiago.
