Question 1 (1 point) How large is the caravan the boy is traveling with?

Question 1 options:

There are fifty people heading on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Only three: the Englishman, the boy, and the camel master.

He is not traveling with a caravan.

Over 200 people and 400 hundred animals in the caravan.

Question 2 (1 point)
How does the Englishman spend most of his time during the journey?

Question 2 options:

Observing their surroundings and learning about the desert.

He spends his time in prayer.

Conversing with the boy about the universe.

Reading books about alchemy.

Question 3 (1 point)
How did the camel driver who befriended the boy come to be in this line of work?

Question 3 options:

He left his position in the seminary to be able to see the world as a camel driver.

He is from a family of camel drivers.

He lost his olive orchard to a flood, and he needed to care for his family.

He was taken as a slave as a child by a group of camel drivers; it's all he knows.

Question 4 (1 point)
Who are the mysterious hooded men who sometimes appear?

Question 4 options:

They are escaped prisoners from Egyptian prisons.

They are enemy spies from warring tribes in the desert.

They are renegade warriors of various desert tribes.

They are Bedouins who bring news and warnings about what is going on in the desert.

Question 5 (1 point)
What news does the caravan leader learn that causes the members to become more cautious while traveling, especially at night?

Question 5 options:

There have been rumors of renegade thieves skulking in the desert.

A group of prisoners escaped from an Egyptian prison and are in the desert.

There are rumors that the Englishman is a wanted criminal and bounty hunters are looking for him.

The desert tribes are at war.

Question 6 (1 point)
What does the Englishman call "the principle that governs all things?"

Question 6 options:

The Principle of Favorability governs all things.

The Soul of the World governs all things.

The Word of God governs all things.

The Language of the World governs all things.

Question 7 (1 point)
What is the "Emerald Tablet"?

Question 7 options:

A jewel upon which the most important text of alchemy is inscribed.

It is a magical stone that turns lead into gold.

It is a jewel in the armor of the old King Salem.

It is a rare jewel in the crown of the Egyptian pharaoh.

Question 8 (1 point)
What is the liquid part of the Master Work called?

Question 8 options:

The Fruit of the Vine

The Elixir of Life

The Cup of Truth

The Nectar of the Gods

Question 9 (1 point)
What is the solid part of the Master Work called?

Question 9 options:

Ambrosia

The Bread of Life

The Philosopher's Stone

The Holy Grail

Question 10 (1 point)
Who is Fatima?

Question 10 options:

She is the boy's camel that he purchased.

She is the crystal merchant's daughter.

She is the boy's mother that he misses terribly.

She is a woman at the oasis. The boy falls in love with her.