The Alchemist - Personal Legend Quiz 5-25

According to the old man, what becomes more important for people than their own Personal Legends?

• What they think about shepherds and bakers

• Their family's opinion

• Their financial status

• Their own desires

What did the old man transform into to help the miner find the emerald?

• A stone

• A tree

• A bird

• A river

What did the old man ask in return for telling the boy how to find the hidden treasure?

• One-tenth of the boy's treasure

• Nothing, it was free

• One-tenth of the boy's flock

• A bag of gold

What did the old man give to the boy to help him read the omens?

• A telescope

• A compass

• A white stone and a black stone

• A map

What did the old man wear that surprised the boy?

• A cape

• A breastplate of heavy gold

• A crown

• A necklace

What did the old man say the black and white stones signify?

• 'Yes' and 'No'

• 'True' and 'False'

• 'Good' and 'Bad'

• 'Right' and 'Wrong'

What did the old man insist on the payment of six sheep for?

• Nothing, it was a trick

• Teaching the boy the language of omens

• Telling the boy about the treasure

• Helping the boy make his decision

What did the old man want the boy to remember before he left?

• All of the above

• To follow his Personal Legend through to its conclusion

• The language of omens

• Everything is only one thing and nothing else

What did the boy decide to do after meeting the old man?

• Join the Warriors of the Light

• Marry the merchant's daughter

• Travel to Africa

• Return to being a shepherd

What did the boy feel jealous of while sitting on the city's castle wall?

• The wealth of the baker

• The happiness of the young couple

• The beauty of the plaza

• The freedom of the wind