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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 offer to build for the crystal merchant?
(a) A place to keep sheep.
(b) A tea stand.
(c) New crystals.
(d) An outside display case.

2. What does the Englishman say it is called when people are engaged in an activity with all of their heart?
(a) Heart of the world.
(b) Soul of the world.
(c) Soul of the heart.
(d) Heart of the soul.

3. Who rides to join the caravan periodically and warns of dangers ahead?
(a) Robbers.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Alchemists.
(d) Bedouins.

4. Who is the powerful and intimidating stranger Santiago meets after he leaves the tribal chief?
(a) The Alchemist.
(b) The Englishman.
(c) Fatima.
(d) One of the tribal leaders of the warring tribes.

5. How long does an alchemist need to heat the metal to purify it?
(a) One month.
(b) Many years.
(c) Many months.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the individuals who approach the Alchemist and Santiago in Part 6 demand to know?

2. Which of the following is considered the liquid half of the Master Work?

3. Which of the following does Santiago not have left after his interaction with the boy in Part 2?

4. What alone will not suffice, according to the Englishman, to make it across the desert?

5. What does the Alchemist say has come to represent the highest point of evolution?

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