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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6 (through page 151).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Santiago tell the Alchemist that his heart is afraid of?
(a) Never finding love.
(b) Never being successful.
(c) Fulfilling his destiny.
(d) Suffering and losing what it has won.

2. When Santiago and the Alchemist are about two days away from the pyramids, what does Santiago what to learn?
(a) About alchemy.
(b) How to turn lead into gold.
(c) How to find his treasure.
(d) How to turn gold into lead.

3. What does Santiago find out is the Language of the World?
(a) Good.
(b) Love.
(c) Evil.
(d) Power.

4. In Part 4, what kind of war does the camel driver tell Santiago is happening?
(a) A war between good and evil.
(b) A battle for the balance of power.
(c) A short war.
(d) A war of tribal improprieties.

5. What does the Alchemist tell Santiago will severely test him?
(a) Elixir of Life.
(b) Soul of God.
(c) Soul of the World.
(d) Philosopher's Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are oases considered neutral ground?

2. What does Santiago express to the alchemist at the beginning of Part 6?

3. According to the Alchemist, what does the Soul of the World speak through?

4. What principles does the old man tell Santiago about which create luck?

5. What does the Alchemist say happens to anyone who interferes with the destinies of others?

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