Equivalent Exchange: "Fullmetal Alchemist" Vol 1 Quiz

Answer: Creating a large flower from a small flower

Cornello comes outside to speak to a large crowd in his city, Lior. When he is first shown outside, there are small flowers falling from the sky. He catches one and performs the "miracle" of turning it into a large sunflower.

Answer: Cornello ignored alchemical laws

One of the main laws of alchemy, according to "Fullmetal Alchemist", is called "equivalent exchange". This means that in order to create something, you must sacrifice something of equal value. For example, if you wanted to make a wooden desk, you would need to have something wooden available, like a tree, in order to make that desk. Cornello was not sacrificing anything to create the items he was creating.

By the way, no incantations need to be said and there is no rule that states alchemy can't be done in the open.

Answer: A lion and a lizard

Chimeras can be created from fusing together any two animals, including humans! In this case, the chimera happens to have the head and front portion of the body of a lion and the tail and rear portion of the body of a lizard. After a hard fought battle, the chimera is finally defeated with a swift kick to the head, knocking it out.

Answer: Right arm

Ed lost his left leg as part of the equivalent exchange for his mother's body. He then sacrificed his right arm to save his brother's soul. He created a transmutation circle (a drawing that most alchemists need to perform their alchemy) from his own blood on the inside of a suit of armor in his basement and attached Al's soul to it.

Answer: He is eaten

At the end of this chapter, we meet the characters Lust and Gluttony who, we find out, gave Cornello the fake Philosopher's Stone. When they realize Cornello is no longer of any use to them, Lust kills him and then Gluttony eats his body.

Answer: He is a state alchemist

After arriving at the inn, Ed, thinking he has enough money for a room because of his salary as a state alchemist, finds out that a room costs 200,000 (the monetary unit is not mentioned), which is even more than he can afford. In exchange for a room, he decides to repair broken items around the town using alchemy, but when he lets everyone know that his name is Edward Elric, the people in the inn recognize him as a state alchemist and throw him out of the inn.

Answer: To collect taxes

The citizens of Youswell are a poor people and they can't afford the high taxes that they are expected to pay. Despite this, Yoki comes in expecting payment, as they are already behind on their taxes. Ed saves the day by letting Yoki know that he is a state alchemist, at which time Yoki invites Ed back to his home.

Answer: Creating gold using alchemy is illegal

If anyone knew that a state alchemist had used alchemy to create gold, he or she would be immediately stripped of their title by the military. Despite that, after some thought, Ed takes some gold coins and alchemically mixes them with some dust and coal dirt to create fake gold bars when no one is looking.

He then uses these gold bars to buy the Youswell deed from Yoki which Ed then sells back to the people of Youswell in exchange for one night's stay at the inn. Yoki's new stash of gold then turns back into the dirt and coal dust that it was created from.

Answer: The bullets ricochet off of Al's armor

Al tries to warn the shooter of what would happen if he fired, but he doesn't listen. The shooter is lucky that many of the bullets missed him, but one of the ricochetted bullets hits him in the leg, drawing blood and causing him to collapse.

Answer: Lighting a spark that causes an explosion

Roy Mustang is also known as the flame alchemist for his ability to create sparks to cause fire. This is done by specialized gloves that have transmutation circles on them that cause a spark to be created just by Roy snapping his fingers. Of course, the downfall to this ability is that the gloves are useless if they get wet.