The alchemist questions

1. the crystal merchant serves as an example as one who has chosen to his personal legend.

a. create

b. forget

c. grow

d. give up

2. the crystal merchant lives by the philosophy maktub, “it is written”

a. pursue your dreams

b. letting life happen to him instead of pursuing his dreams

c. follow the path that your ancestors have followed

d. being patient

3. the boy and fatima also say maktub in different situations. the boy says it to himself when he realizes that the histories of all people are connected and we are able to know everything.

true

false

4. some examples of magical realism in the story include all of the following, except:

a. the old woman’s daughter

b. the protagonist’s recurring dream about finding treasure

c. the old man who gives him stones and who appears to have mystical powers

d. the dream of the hawks

5. what kept the englishman from transforming lead into gold?

a. fear

b. hatred

c. pride

d. ignorance

How will charlie most likely change after his experience at the diner in part 2 of "flowers for algernon"? he should be kind to each person who crosses his path. he will be more sympathetic to those who are similar to the way he once was. he will attempt to the dishwasher receive the surgery he was given. he will react the same way each time he sees someone being treated unfairly.

How did rick respond to this conflict

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim