М. М. Кутепова The World of Chemistry Мир

What language does the word “alchemy” come to us through?

1. 
   Latin c) Greek
   
2. 
   Arabic d) French
   

2. 
   According to Ше passage, what is the word “alchemy” derived from?
   

1. 
   the Greek chei c) the Greek chyma
   
2. 
   the Greek chimaira d) the Greek chiton
   

3. 
   According to the passage, what was the alchemy of ancient times concerned with?
   

1. 
   molten metals c) mystery^{6 7} in experiments
   
2. 
   making gold and silver d) fantastic superstitions from base metals
   

4. 
   According to the passage, how did alchemy come to Europe?
   

1. 
   Asia —> Egypt —> Europe c) Egypt —> Asia —> Europe
   
2. 
   Greece -> Egypt -> Europe d) Asia -»Greece Europe
   

5. 
   According to the passage, why did alchemy arise?
   

1. 
   to collect fantastic super- c) to react against the mechanist
   

stitions nature of thinking

2. 
   to record the properties of d) to lay the foundation of modern
   

many materials chemistry


6. According to the passage, what did Paracelsus contribute to?

1. 
   a new di rection of alchemy c) the search for prosperity
   

2. 
   converting one metal into d) the recording of data
   

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