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Alchemist Quiz

Alchemist Quiz

Average Score for this quiz: 51%
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1: What was the name of the "boy" in the novel "The Alchemist"?
Santairo
Santaro
Santiago
Senioro
2: What had the "boy" done untill the age of sixteen?
He had attended a boarding school
He had been tending to his sheep most of the time
He had attended a school for learning agricultural techniques
He has attended a seminary
3: The book starts and ends with the "boy" arriving at a church. What type of tree grew at this church?
An oak tree
A sycamore tree
A date palm
An apple tree
4: What dream did the "boy" keep having, and which he narrated to the gypsy?
That wolves had killed his sheep
That a child came and played with his sheep
That he could see Jesus showing him the way to the pyramids
That he would travel to Africa in search of treasure
5: When the "boy" asked the old man (Melchizedek) where he was from, what did the old man reply?
From Africa
From Spain
From no where
From many places
6: What did the old man ask for in lieu of telling the boy how to find the hidden treasure?
A drink from his wine bottle
5 sheep
One fifth of his sheep
One tenth of his sheep
7: While in the African market, the boy handed his money to a stranger. What did the boy see that engrossed him so much that he lost sight of the stranger?
A gold plate
2 gold coins
A sword
A gold shield
8: How long had the crystal merchant been buying and selling crystal?
30 years
40 years
20 years
50 years
9: In what words has the principle of favorability been explained during the novel?
Luck favors the hard working
Luck favors the devout
Beginners luck
Luck due to experience
10: The crystal merchant had a thought that he said kept him alive. What was it?
The thought of Mecca
The thought of becoming rich
The thought of his children
The thought of his wife
11: Who said these words "There is a universal language, understood by everybody, but already forgotten"?
The old man
The boy
The Alchemist
The Englishman
12: What did the boy see at the oasis, which convinced him that an army would attack?
Two sparrows
Two cats
Two hawks
Two eagles
13: What was the name of the girl with whom the boy fell in love with at the oasis?
Benazir
Felicia
Fatima
Shainaz
14: When the alchemist first appeared before the boy, in which direction did he mention he lived?
North
East
South
West
15: Who said the following words "its not what enters men's mouths that is evil, its what comes out of their mouths that is"?
The old man
The Englishman
The alchemist
The chieftain
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