The Alchemist Quiz

Front 1

When the story begins, Santiago is:

Back 1

We are not told

Front 2

Why does Santiago stop in the town of Tarifa?

Back 2

To see a gypsy woman who can interpret his dream

Front 3

Santiago decided to become a shepherd even though his parents wanted him to be:

Back 3

A priest

Front 4

What is Santiago’s religion?

Back 4

Christian

Front 5

The time period the story takes place in is:

Back 5

We are not told

Front 6

Melchizedek claims to be:

Back 6

The king of Salem

Front 7

The first person Santiago meets in Tangier is:

Back 7

A young man who speaks Spanish

Front 8

A person’s mission in life is:

Back 8

To fulfill his Personal Legend

Front 9

The principle of favorability is another term for:

Back 9

Beginner’s luck

Front 10

Maktub is an Arabic term that means:

Back 10

it is written

Front 11

The Crystal Merchant’s dream is:

Back 11

To make the pilgrimage to Mecca

Front 12

Santiago works for the crystal merchant for:

Back 12

Just under a year

Front 13

The Englishman’s real name is:

Back 13

We are not told

Front 14

The alchemist is said to be at least:

Back 14

200 years old

Front 15

The Philosopher’s Stone is:

Back 15

Used to turn base metals into gold

Front 16

The master work consists of:

Back 16

The Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life

Front 17

Santiago has a vision in which he sees:

Back 17

The oasis attacked by an army

Front 18

When Santiago and the alchemist are captured by tribesmen, the alchemist tells the tribesmen that:

Back 18

Santiago will transform himself into the wind

Front 19

Santiago does not want to leave the oasis because:

Back 19

He does not want to leave Fatima

Front 20

Santiago finally finds his treasure:

Back 20

Under the sycamore tree in the ruined church

Front 21

What does Melchizedek call “the world’s greatest lie”?

Back 21

That at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate

Front 22

Who says, “I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man”?

Back 22

The camel driver

Front 23

How many times does Santiago lose his money in the course of the story?

Back 23

Three