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- 1. Multiple Choice
The failure to meet which of the five obligations of Islam most closely represents the sense of failure and incompletion that haunts the crystal merchant?
Charity toward the impoverished
Exclusive belief in Allah
Pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca
Ritual prayer five times a day
- 2. Multiple Choice
Around pages 64-65, which of the following best explains what Santiago comes to feel that the old king omitted from his exhortation to Santiago to follow his Personal Legend?
the dissatisfaction of achieving one’s dream
the number of obstacles
the ease of the pursuit
the thrill of victory
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phrases best explains what Santiago has learned from his sheep?
language of enthusiasm
language of mercantilism
language of passivity
language of transmutation
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following key concepts of alchemy best explains what central image of alchemy the novel does not mention?
Emerald Tablet
Master Work
Elixir of Life
Ouroboros
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following themes most closely captures an aspect of alchemy the novel does not mention?
universal language
accumulation of wealth
alchemy’s contributions to early modern science
gnosis or knowledge
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characters most closely represents the novel’s idea of a failed alchemist?
The Englishman
Elias
Helvétius
Fulcanelli
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following two states of matter best explains the states of the alchemical Master Work?
liquid and solid
liquid and gas
liquid and plasma
liquid and Bose-Einstein condensate
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best captures the aspiring-alchemist Englishman’s attitude to the process of alchemy?
exacting devotion to the books and processes of earlier alchemists
immersion in one’s own environment
following one’s Personal Legend
a trial and error process of chemical experimentation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.
Definition: to sadden, discourage, sink, sap vitality, or lessen value
Purification
Coincidence
Elixir
Orient
Depress
- 10. Multiple Choice
Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.
Definition:the east, sometimes capitalized as a potentially offensive term for regions east of Europe
Purification
Coincidence
Elixir
Orient
Depress
- 11. Multiple Choice
Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.
Definition: a substance supposed to transmute base metals into gold or prolong life
Purification
Coincidence
Elixir
Orient
Depress
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.
Definition: separate events overlapping in time, perhaps implying a connection
Purification
Coincidence
Elixir
Orient
Depress
- 13. Multiple Choice
Read the definition and select the correct word that matches the definition.
Definition: an instance or action of performing or being purified
Purification
Coincidence
Elixir
Orient
Depress
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