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Multiple Choice - Chapter 1

1. Where is the narrator sitting and thinking at the beginning of the story?
a) On the beach.
b) In his bedroom.
c) At work.
d) In a bar.

2. What does the narrator remember his friend teasing him about?
a) Being a bookworm rather than an adventurer.
b) Being too short.
c) Having family from Italy.
d) Renting a lignite mine.

3. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?
a) He thinks his friend will find a new best friend.
b) The two argued rather than expressing love.
c) He thinks his friend hates him.
d) The two got into a fist fight before his friend left.

4. What pact do the narrator and his best friend make before parting?
a) They agree to a double wedding when they reunite.
b) They agree to fight in the war together.
c) They agree to telepathically warn one another of danger.
d) They agree to one day own a lignite mine together.

5. What is the name of the new friend the narrator makes at the beginning of the novel?
a) Zorba.
b) The Devil.
c) Santuri.
d) Crete.

6. Who does the narrator hire to help him mine lignite on the island?
a) Crete.
b) Zorba.
c) Santuri.
d) His best friend.

7. What does Zorba promise the narrator upon the initiation of their friendship?
a) He promises to cook him soup and play him music.
b) He promises to do all of his cooking and cleaning.
c) He promises to make him a fortune.
d) He promises to find him a wife.

8. What or who does the narrator live for?
a) Mankind.
b) Women.
c) God.
d) Zorba.

9. What or who does Zorba live for?
a) God.
b) Mankind.
c) Mining.
d) Man as individual.

10. What or who does the narrator's long-time friend live for?
a) God.
b) Women.
c) Mankind.
d) The narrator.

11. What reason does Zorba give for having attacked his old boss?
a) He says the man tried to assault him first.
b) He says the man cheated him.
c) He offers no excuse or reason.
d) He claims the man kissed his girlfriend.

12. What exclamation does the first chapter conclude with?
a) "Monks and Demons!"
b) "Jesus and Satan!"
c) "Heaven and Hell!"
d) "God and the Devil!"

Multiple Choice - Chapter 2

1. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?
a) Ear.
b) Arm.
c) Toe.
d) Finger.

2. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?
a) It got in the way of his pottery.
b) It was too big.
c) It was strangely colored.
d) It hurt constantly.

3. The narrator warn Zorba that such passions may lead to the removal of what body part?
a) The sexual organs.
b) The ears.
c) The achilles.
d) The brain.

4. What is the primary message in the book that the narrator is reading?
a) It offers instruction on running a mine.
b) It emphasizes the virtue of possessing nothing.
c) It exhibits the excellence of true love.
d) It makes an example of the inefficiency of bookworms.

5. Zorba tells the narrator stories about the island. What kind of events does he describe?
a) Wars and revolutions.
b) Feasts and birthdays.
c) Carnivals and circuses.
d) Rape and thievery.

6. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?
a) A monk.
b) A young boy.
c) Dame Hortense.
d) A village elder.

7. With whom does Zorba begin a romance?
a) A strange woman walking on the beach.
b) A young widowed mother.
c) A nun.
d) Dame Hortense.

8. What act has Zorba performed that symbolizes the connection between freedom and manliness?
a) He brutally killed hundreds of people in the revolution.
b) He cut part of his ear off because it was larger than the other.
c) He cut part of his finger off because it got in the way of his pottery.
d) He carried everyone's bags onto the ship.

9. Why does the narrator say that the sexual organs may get in the way of freedom?
a) He says that clothing that doesn't fit correctly restricts freedom.
b) He says that sexual thoughts can keep a person from being productive.
c) He says that being promiscuous can keep a man from going to heaven.
d) He says that the need to have children keeps people from living full lives.

10. What is the ultimate physical experience for Zorba?
a) Mining.
b) Going to war.
c) Sex.
d) Playing a musical instrument.

11. Although the narrator remains unnamed, what does Zorba call the narrator?
a) Sir.
b) Boss.
c) Bro.
d) Captain.

12. How does Zorba suggest that a man best get to know the world?
a) He says that a man should go sailing around the world.
b) He suggests that a man spend some time being savage and sinful.
c) He says that a man should have relations with many women.
d) He says that a man should try foreign foods.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 3

1. What does the narrator do on his first morning in Crete?
a) He goes to the market.
b) He takes a stroll through the countryside.
c) He discusses his plans for the mine with Zorba.
d) He reads the Bible.

2. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?
a) With ridicule.
b) With hatred.
c) Joyfully.
d) Fearfully.

3. In Chapter 3, what is the narrator reading when Zorba asks him to come in for lunch?
a) The Bible.
b) Dante.
c) Shakespeare.
d) Virgil.

4. Who is the second person to offer the narrator and Zorba lodging in Crete?
a) The pharmacist.
b) The monks.
c) The village elder.
d) The local baker.

5. Who were Madame Hortense's four great loves?
a) Four chefs from Italy, France, Spain, and Poland.
b) Two pilots from America and two from Germany.
c) Four admirals from England, France, Italy, Russia.
d) Four thieves from Crete.

6. Which of her lovers' names does Madame Hortense's parrot repeat?
a) Nowacka.
b) Canavaro.
c) Baudrillard.
d) Johnson.

7. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?
a) Religious ceremonies.
b) Wars.
c) Carnivals.
d) Movie theaters.

8. Zorba tells the story of an old man who will what?
a) Never leave Crete.
b) Play a musical instrument when happy.
c) Never die.
d) Cook a delicious soup.

9. How does Zorba live his life?
a) He lives like every day is his last.
b) He reads books that instruct him how to live.
c) He moves about suspecting that everyone wants to hurt him.
d) He trusts that other people will show him how to live.

10. When Zorba and the narrator refuse Mavrandoni's offer of hospitality, what does he say about them?
a) He says they are ungrateful.
b) He says that he thinks they must be very hungry.
c) He calls Madame Hortense mean names.
d) He says they are free to choose.

11. Who does Zorba offer to take the place of in Madame Hortense's world?
a) Mavrandoni.
b) Canavaro.
c) Her parrot.
d) The narrator.

12. How many places does Zorba set the dinner table for on their first night on Crete?
a) 4
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

Multiple Choice - Chapter 4

1. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator do when he first awakens?
a) Smokes a pipe.
b) Has coffee with Zorba.
c) Goes straight to work.
d) Goes jogging.

2. To whom does the narrator's soldier friend say his greatest actions will be owed credit?
a) Sampson from the Bible.
b) Rembrandt's "Warrior."
c) The narrator.
d) His father.

3. What does Zorba tell the narrator he should have done before going to bed the night before in chapter 4?
a) Zorba tells him that he should have meditated.
b) He says the narrator should have told Dame Hortense how beautiful she is.
c) He tells him he should have cleaned the house.
d) He tells the narrator that he should have made some work notes for the following day.

4. As the narrator gets to know the mine workers, what does he talk to them about?
a) Socialist ideas.
b) Women.
c) Revolution.
d) Religion.

5. What does Zorba do when he hears his boss talking to the workmen?
a) He asks his boss to get them lunch.
b) He throws his boss out of the mine.
c) He tells his boss that they are lazy.
d) He asks his boss to record the men's work hours.

6. What does Zorba think is the best way to run the mine?
a) Bonus awards.
b) Cruel authority.
c) A voting system.
d) Volunteer work.

7. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?
a) He wants to improve his vocabulary.
b) He wants to grow his hair long.
c) He wants to learn to meditate.
d) He wants to forget about Buddha.

8. What is the narrator's second goal at the end of Chapter 4?
a) He wants to become an excellent cook.
b) He wants to find a lover.
c) He wants to be more grounded in the physical world of men.
d) He wants to learn to play a musical instrument.

9. What does Zorba say that his 80 year-old grandmother wanted?
a) She wanted the wars to end.
b) She wanted to travel to Crete.
c) She wanted to be serenaded.
d) She wanted a young husband.

10. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?
a) He had many lovers.
b) He started a mining business.
c) He sailed around the world.
d) He demanded stories from his guests.

11. How does Zorba believe a man should treat a woman?
a) He should cook and clean for her.
b) He should only spend time with her if he wants to marry her.
c) He should lie to her about his other lovers.
d) He should tell her she's beautiful no matter what.

12. Who takes charge when the work begins in the mine?
a) The narrator.
b) A soldier.
c) Zorba.
d) The narrator's grandfather.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 5

1. What happens at the celebration in Chapter 5?
a) The slaughter of sheep.
b) The castration of pigs.
c) Several marriage ceremonies.
d) The eating of elaborate cakes.

2. What story does Anagnosti tell at the celebration?
a) The tale of his birth.
b) The ancient civilization of Crete.
c) Noah's Ark.
d) A love story.

3. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?
a) He says that the people of Crete believe in equality of the sexes already.
b) He says it is all lies anyway.
c) He says it will disrupt the island's way of life without offering solutions for making it better.
d) He says that Anagnosti will kill him if he does.

4. What does Zorba indicate would be the worst thing the narrator could do to Anagnosti?
a) Hire him at the mine.
b) Leave his celebration.
c) Cast down his religion.
d) Kill his children.

5. What does the narrator begin doing late one restless night in Chapter 5?
a) He takes a long walk on the beach.
b) He makes a map of the mine.
c) He begins the writing of his manuscript.
d) He begins a romance with Madame Hortense.

6. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?
a) He believes in a higher power but not in religion.
b) He does not personally believe in God but believes religion is essential to civilization.
c) He looks to Anagnosti for all of his religious questions and shares his beliefs.
d) He is a Christian.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 6

1. In regards to food, what three categories does Zorba say that the three different types of men turn their food into?
a) Fat and manure, work and good humor, and God.
b) Love and kindness, manure and energy, and gluttony.
c) Sex, work, and fat.
d) Fear, love, and God.

2. In which category does Zorba think his boss strives for with his food?
a) Work.
b) God.
c) Fat and manure.
d) Love and kindness.

3. What does Zorba consider the act of dancing to be?
a) Sexual.
b) Communication.
c) Entertainment.
d) Competition.

4. What is the great plan that Zorba reveals to the narrator in Chapter 6?
a) He plans to blast a new entrance to the mine.
b) He wants to build a ship so that he and his boss can sail around the world.
c) He wants to develop a cable system for transporting timber.
d) He plans to marry Madame Hortense for her great wealth.

5. What does the narrator mostly do while Zorba works in the mine?
a) He works on his writing.
b) He romances Madame Hortense.
c) He also works in the mine.
d) He swims in the ocean.

6. How does Zorba feel about women?
a) He doesn't speak to them but looks constantly for a wife.
b) He feels closer to them than he does to men.
c) He does not take them seriously but enjoys them physically.
d) He believes they are intellectually superior to men.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 7

1. What is Zorba's response when the narrator asks him how many times he has been married?
a) Twice honestly and once half-honestly.
b) Four times.
c) Three times.
d) Once honestly and twice half-honestly.

2. What does Zorba mean when he describes being married "dishonestly"?
a) Any sexual adventure.
b) Sexual relationships that later lead to marriage.
c) Marrying an Italian woman.
d) Being married to two women at the same time.

3. How did Zorba temporarily keep track of his sexual relationships?
a) He carved notches in the side of a boat.
b) He asked his mother to remember his list of lovers.
c) He cut off a lock of each lover's hair.
d) He recorded the names of the women in a small book.

4. What are the names of Zorba's two "half-honest" lovers?
a) Alexandra and Diana.
b) Sophinka and Noussa.
c) Madame Hortense and Anagnosti.
d) Sophia and Cecilia.

5. At the feast at Noussa's house, what does Zorba say happened after he gave the toast?
a) A candle lighting ceremony.
b) An orgy.
c) An extravagant meal.
d) A concert.

6. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?
a) She mysteriously vanished.
b) She eloped with a soldier.
c) She went back to her home village to care for her sick mother.
d) She committed suicide.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 8

1. In a letter to his friend, what does the narrator say his friend inspired him to do?
a) Go to university.
b) Join a circus.
c) Get married.
d) Pursue a life of physical action.

2. How does the narrator end the letter to his friend in Chapter 8?
a) He tells him that he has love for him.
b) He tells him that he wishes he too were at war.
c) He reveals his plans for the mine.
d) He suggests they not see one another again.

3. Why does Zorba suggest that the narrator should burn his library?
a) Because the books are unrelated to mining.
b) Because the books are romantic.
c) Because his books don't celebrate nature enough.
d) Because the books are religious.

4. While Zorba and the narrator are in the shop, who runs past the window?
a) A paper boy.
b) A fellow miner.
c) A beautiful widow.
d) A juggler.

5. Who reports that a widow has lost her sheep and is offering a reward for it?
a) Manolakus.
b) Anagnosti.
c) Mimiko.
d) Zorba.

6. Who does Zorba suggest that the narrator romantically pursue?
a) The long lost love of his life.
b) Madame Hortense.
c) Noussa.
d) The widow.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 9

1. How does Zorba describe God?
a) He likens him to the mine.
b) He describes him as "ether."
c) He describes him as peaceful and quiet.
d) He describes him as a crazier and wilder version of himself.

2. What happens at the mine in Chapter 9?
a) They find record amounts of lignite.
b) It collapses.
c) Five men suffocate to death.
d) A baby is abandoned there.

3. About what does Zorba confront the miners?
a) Failing to get their picks before exiting.
b) Not following the proper safety procedures.
c) Leaving lanterns lit inside.
d) Taking long lunch breaks.

4. What does the narrator do when Zorba displays frustration with the miners?
a) He leaves the mine without speaking.
b) He fires Zorba.
c) He calls a lunch break.
d) He fires several miners.

5. Why does Zorba watch the widow's home?
a) He wants to steal from her.
b) He wants to make sure the narrator is not sneaking into her house.
c) He wants to make sure she is not going to bed alone.
d) He wants to protect her from Mimiko.

6. What happens to Zorba that he believes to be a terrible omen?
a) He grows interested in philosophy.
b) A priest crosses his path.
c) He falls in love with a woman.
d) He loses his job at the mine.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 10

1. What makes the narrator want the widow even more?
a) He gets a letter from a family member.
b) He has a brush with death.
c) He reads a love story.
d) He learns to mine.

2. With what does the narrator compare his lustful feelings for the widow to?
a) The temptation of Buddha by the Evil One.
b) The widow's garden.
c) Not ever finding any lignite in the mine.
d) Walking on the beach at night.

3. What does Zorba tell the narrator that God would rather him do?
a) God would rather him go to church than work at the mine.
b) God would rather him celebrate Christmas than work on his writing.
c) God would rather him work at the mine than attend a celebration.
d) God would rather him visit the widow than go to church.

4. With whom do the narrator and Zorba enjoy Christmas Eve dinner?
a) The widow.
b) Mimiko.
c) Madame Hortense.
d) Buddha.

5. What incident on the beach mellows the narrator's restlessness?
a) He hears strange music.
b) A horse and rider pass by.
c) He accidentally kills a butterfly.
d) He sees a shooting star.

6. What reason does the narrator give in his argument that Zorba should not pressure him to visit the widow?
a) He needs to stay focused on his writing.
b) Acting impulsively is his nature and he's trying to change.
c) He doesn't want to hurt the widow's feelings.
d) Acting impulsively is against his nature.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 11

1. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?
a) Nothing. He is unable to approach her.
b) He approaches her and kisses her hand.
c) He strikes up a conversation about mining.
d) He asks her to dinner.

2. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?
a) A painting of her as a goddess.
b) A painting of her as a siren leading battleships.
c) A portrait of the two of them in a garden.
d) A portrait of the two of them in front of a castle.

3. What does Zorba's gift prompt Madame Hortense to do?
a) Profess her love for Zorba.
b) Start crying.
c) Leave the room.
d) Talk about her love affairs.

4. Who does Zorba blame for Madame Hortense's promiscuity?
a) Her mother.
b) Her father.
c) A priest.
d) God.

5. How does Zorba treat women for the most part?
a) He is mostly very kind.
b) He acts as a servant to them.
c) He belittles them in public.
d) He is physically abusive.

6. How does the narrator depict Madame Hortense?
a) Comically and unattractively.
b) Dangerous.
c) Witchy.
d) As intensely beautiful.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 12

1. What does the narrator decide about the poetry he has always loved?
a) It should be banned and removed from all libraries.
b) It is worthless and does not relate to the true human experience.
c) It helped him get through his youth but is of little value now.
d) It is a foundational part of his sophisticated world view.

2. With what does the narrator begin to equate Buddha?
a) The onset of true peace.
b) The Void and the end of civilization.
c) Successful mining operations.
d) A new, evolved civilization.

3. What does the narrator's manuscript become for him?
a) A blueprint for redesigning the mine.
b) A guideline for feeling comfortable in the Void.
c) A war-like attempt to completely remove the prophet from his soul.
d) A meditation on finding true peace.

4. Why does Zorba travel to town in Chapter 12?
a) To hire a prostitute.
b) To buy supplies for the mine.
c) To find a new job.
d) To buy Madame Hortense many fine gifts.

5. Who does the narrator receive letters from in Chapter 12?
a) Karayannis and his father.
b) Karayannis and Zorba.
c) His old friend and Karayannis.
d) His mother and his old friend.

6. While Zorba is away, who invites the narrator to visit Africa?
a) Karayannis.
b) His soldier friend.
c) Zorba.
d) The narrator's older brother.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 13

1. In a letter to the narrator, Zorba indicates that he has a devil living inside of him who is like Zorba in every way except what?
a) It refuses to grow old.
b) It has warts.
c) It does not like romance.
d) It loves philosophy.

2. Who does Zorba meet while in Candia?
a) A young woman.
b) His former best friend.
c) His long lost brother.
d) His ex-wife.

3. What does the narrator request of Zorba when he remains in Candia for longer than expected?
a) He asks that he bring food when he returns.
b) He requests that he return immediately.
c) He asks that he never return.
d) He requests that he double the supplies purchase.

4. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?
a) His immediate passions.
b) The narrator.
c) Madame Hortense.
d) His "honest" wife.

5. Why does Zorba begin to feel restless and depressed while in Candia?
a) He is going to be a father.
b) He has fallen in love.
c) He realizes he's aging.
d) He has suddenly become afraid of mining.

6. How does Lola refer to Zorba?
a) Son.
b) Daddy.
c) Grandad.
d) Uncle.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 14

1. What message does the narrator tell Madame Hortense that Zorba has sent from Candia?
a) He tells her that Zorba says he is never returning.
b) He tells her that Zorba has proposed marriage to her.
c) He reports that Zorba has said he wants a raise.
d) He says that Zorba wants to stay longer in the city.

2. Why does Pavli commit suicide?
a) He felt he was not talented enough to please his father.
b) He could not understand the nature of God.
c) He was in love with someone not in love with him.
d) He was fired from the mine.

3. Whose death is sought after to avenge Pavli's death?
a) Anagnosti.
b) Mimiko.
c) Madame Hortense.
d) The widow.

4. How does Zorba describe proposal and marriage?
a) As something he has not and will never do.
b) As "the trap."
c) As rarely successful.
d) As a blessed union.

5. Who publicly defends the accused and attempts to break up the mob which seeks justice for Pavli's death?
a) Mimiko.
b) Anagnosti.
c) The narrator.
d) Zorba.

6. What gift does Mimiko deliver from the accused in Pavli's death?
a) A basket of oranges.
b) A loaf of bread.
c) A bouquet of flowers.
d) An aromatic oil.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 15

1. What does the narrator come across while walking on the mountain path?
a) A human skeleton.
b) The ruins of a Minoan city.
c) An ancient inscribed tablet.
d) A cave.

2. When the narrator meets an old man on the trail, where does the man ask if he's headed?
a) The pub.
b) The garden.
c) The river.
d) The convent.

3. What supposedly happens to the Martyred Virgin once every year?
a) It draws a warring army.
b) It bleeds from a chiseled wound.
c) It cries tears of blood.
d) It causes storms.

4. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?
a) The old man smokes too many cigarettes.
b) The old man does not treat his wife as an equal.
c) The old man talks too much.
d) The old man insists that it's sinful to mark one's preference for certain foods.

5. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?
a) Eternity.
b) The Martyred Virgin.
c) The cross.
d) Blood.

6. In Chapter 15, what does the narrator momentarily believe is his last obstacle to freedom?
a) Buddha.
b) Mining.
c) The widow.
d) Zorba.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 16

1. What startling news does Zorba receive when he returns from Candia?
a) He learns that the mine will soon close.
b) He learns that he is expected to propose to Madame Hortense.
c) He learns that he is going to be a father.
d) He hears that a revolution is brewing on Crete.

2. How does Zorba feel about the narrator's false promises made while Zorba was in Candia?
a) He is thrilled.
b) He is extremely sad but willing to follow through.
c) He is so angry that he ends their friendship.
d) He is angry but willing to follow through on the promise.

3. How does Zorba change his appearance while in Candia?
a) He bought new gold hoop earrings.
b) He dyed his hair black.
c) He shaved his head.
d) He grew a beard.

4. In Chapter 16,what type of power does the narrator attempt to describe?
a) The power of the mind concentrated on one thing.
b) The power of a sexual relationship.
c) The power of the rail system.
d) The power of the human body.

5. On what activity does the narrator try to instruct Zorba in Chapter 16?
a) Writing his thoughts down.
b) Cooking.
c) Meditation.
d) Playing the Santuri.

6. Upon his return from Candia, what does Zorba encourage the narrator to quickly get started on?
a) Publication of his manuscript.
b) Building a monastery.
c) Building a house for them to live in.
d) The timber rail project.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 17

1. From whom must Zorba and the narrator rent land for the timber rail project?
a) Madame Hortense.
b) Anagnosti.
c) The governor of Crete.
d) Monks at the monastery.

2. Who do Zorba and the narrator meet as they climb the mountain?
a) Zaharia.
b) A patron saint.
c) Pavli's ghost.
d) Demetrios.

3. What is the statue of Our Lady of Revenge notorious for?
a) Killing an Algerian army.
b) Killing greedy landowners.
c) Killing a group of sinful monks.
d) Killing all of Crete's thieves.

4. What does Demetrios want to show Zorba and the narrator?
a) His clay nun.
b) His library.
c) His art collection.
d) The well.

5. How does Zorba say that he gets rid of intense longings?
a) Ignoring the passionate thoughts.
b) Self-moderation.
c) Stuffing himself gluttonously with the desired thing.
d) Meditation and abstinence.

6. Who does Zorba say is having a sexual relationship with his student?
a) Demetrios.
b) Buddha.
c) Gavrili.
d) Zaharia.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 18

1. How do the negotiations over land between Zorba and the abbot begin?
a) Zorba insists that they pay more.
b) The abbot tries to charge more money than agreed upon.
c) They agree completely to the original negotiation.
d) The abbot charges a lesser amount to prove his devotion to a higher power.

2. For what action is Zorba trying to make up for by his actions in Chapter 18?
a) Cheating the abbot.
b) Proposing to Madame Hortense.
c) All of the stealing he did as a young boy.
d) Spending all of the narrator's money in Candia.

3. What startles the narrator from his sleep at the monastery?
a) A loud argument.
b) A gun shot.
c) Singing.
d) A woman's screams.

4. How does the narrator respond to the bishop's theories on religion?
a) "Those theories fall short of a true God."
b) "Those theories would benefit from inclusion of my theory."
c) "Those theories cannot help a man of the world."
d) "Those theories may save many souls."

5. Who mocks the bishop's theories?
a) The narrator.
b) Demetrios.
c) Zorba.
d) Gavrili.

6. What happens to Gavrili in the night at the monastery?
a) He is murdered by his lover.
b) He thinks he hears God speaking to him.
c) He is raped.
d) He is held hostage by invaders.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 19

1. What does Madame Hortense want from Zorba in Chapter 19?
a) To impregnate her.
b) To support her.
c) To be married immediately.
d) To build them a new house.

2. What gift does Madame Hortense present to Zorba when he returns from the monastery?
a) A boat.
b) A pair of wedding rings.
c) A new pair of pants.
d) A small clay statue.

3. Why does Zorba refuse to sleep with Madame Hortense in Chapter 19?
a) He is unable to perform.
b) He believes God wants them to wait until marriage.
c) It is lent.
d) He is ill.

4. In pleasing Madame Hortense, to whom does Zorba compare himself?
a) A monk.
b) Odysseus.
c) The narrator.
d) Zeus.

5. How does Zorba compare to Hortense's former lovers in her eyes?
a) He is not as handsome.
b) He is less sexually satisfying.
c) He is not as good a conversationalist.
d) He is not as exotic.

6. What does the narrator say about Hortense becoming a bride?
a) It is likely to have a negative impact on business.
b) It takes away from her allure as a widow.
c) It makes her more respectable.
d) It makes her glow.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 20

1. Before going to bed the night before beginning work on the railway, what does the narrator ask Zorba if he's ever done?
a) Killed a woman.
b) Been to Italy.
c) Fathered a child.
d) Fought in a war.

2. What does Zorba say prompted him to quit the army?
a) seeing children murdered.
b) Seeing the orphans of a priest he killed.
c) Being trapped in a trench with dead bodies.
d) Torching a village.

3. After rescuing Zorba from being captured, what happens to the widow in his war story?
a) She dies in childbirth.
b) She runs away to live in a distant village.
c) He marries her and is with her for several years.
d) She dies when Zorba sets her village on fire.

4. What good omen marks the narrator and Zorba's morning on the day work is to begin on the railway?
a) A light breeze sweeping the fog away.
b) White flowers blooming outside their window.
c) Candles that Madame Hortense has lit.
d) Children singing in the streets.

5. For what do the villagers gather to watch in Chapter 20?
a) The narrator holds a celebration for the mine's reopening.
b) Zorba celebrates the beginning of the railway construction.
c) Zorba weds Madame Hortense.
d) A newborn baby is baptized.

6. In his story, what does Zorba's grandfather tell the old soldier about the piece of wood he gives him?
a) He says it's a piece of Noah's Ark.
b) He says it's a piece of wood from the house he was born in.
c) He says it's part of the True Cross.
d) He says it is anything he believes it to be.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 21

1. What do the narrator and Zorba do on Easter Sunday?
a) Make a feast for Madame Hortense.
b) Make a feast for the village orphans.
c) Walk into Candia.
d) Swim in the ocean.

2. Who does the narrator see as he is walking toward the village on Easter?
a) Zorba.
b) The widow.
c) Madame Hortense.
d) Buddha.

3. For what action does Zorba grow proud of the narrator?
a) The narrator decides to join the army.
b) The narrator strikes a huge load of lignite.
c) The narrator stands up to the villagers about their sinful ways.
d) The narrator finally pursues the widow.

4. Why does the narrator call a doctor on Easter?
a) Madame Hortense has grown very ill.
b) Zorba has grown very ill.
c) The widow has fallen from a cliff.
d) The widow appears to be pregnant.

5. Why does the narrator feel like he can forget about the Enlightened One?
a) He has become engrossed with the physical world.
b) His sexual relationship is more fulfilling that meditation.
c) Mining is all that he cares about now.
d) He has finished his Buddha Manuscript.

6. After sleeping with the widow, what does the narrator realize?
a) "The soul is a gem that the flesh will never uncover."
b) "The soul is to be treasured much more than the flesh."
c) "The soul is flesh as well."
d) "The flesh is language for the soul."

Multiple Choice - Chapter 22

1. What causes the Easter celebration to abruptly stop?
a) The widow enters the church.
b) A man starts screaming.
c) A small child is killed.
d) The monks flood into the church.

2. Who claims the right to pronounce judgment on the widow regarding Pavli's death?
a) Anagnosti.
b) Zorba.
c) Manolakas.
d) Mavrandoni.

3. Who fights the mob leader in an attempt to save the widow?
a) Pavli.
b) the narrator.
c) Mavrandoni.
d) Zorba.

4. Who kills the widow and how is it done?
a) Zorba accidentally shoots her while trying to shoot Manolakas.
b) Manolakas cuts her head off.
c) Mavrandoni stabs her in the heart.
d) Mavrandoni cuts her head off.

5. Which character reveals that he had a son who died at the age of three?
a) Manolakas.
b) Mavrandoni.
c) The narrator.
d) Zorba.

6. Who challenges Zorba to a knife fight near the widow's garden?
a) Pavli's ghost.
b) Dimitri.
c) Mavrandoni.
d) Manolakas.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 23

1. What does Zorba learn when he awakens from a dream in Chapter 23?
a) The narrator is dying.
b) Madame Hortense is dying.
c) The narrator has decided to leave Crete.
d) The narrator's old friend is taking over as foreman of the mine.

2. Who waits outside for Hortense to die in order to loot her belongings?
a) Dirge singers.
b) The monks.
c) The narrator.
d) The mob.

3. When she dies, who brings the officials to inventory Madame Hortense's belongings?
a) Manolakas.
b) Mavrandoni.
c) Zorba.
d) Anagnosti.

4. Who does Zorba adopt when Hortense dies?
a) Pavli.
b) Hortense's daughter.
c) Dimitri.
d) Hortense's parrot.

5. Who closes Hortense's eyes when she dies?
a) Anagnosti.
b) Zorba.
c) The narrator.
d) A priest.

6. Who attempts to cheer Zorba up following the death of Hortense?
a) The monks.
b) The dirge singers.
c) The festival-goers.
d) Anagnosti.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 24

1. What does Zorba ask the narrator to explain to him in Chapter 24?
a) The meaning of life.
b) How to cook a good soup.
c) The best techniques for extracting lignite from the mine.
d) Death and why people die.

2. What causes Zorba to become infuriated after Hortense's death?
a) The narrator does not have the answers to his questions.
b) The narrator fires him from the mine.
c) The narrator announces that he will leave Crete.
d) Madame Hortense has not left him anything in her will.

3. Who does Zorba claim was Hortense's greatest lover?
a) A Spanish admiral.
b) Canavaro.
c) Pavli.
d) Zorba.

4. What news does the monk Zaharia bring in Chapter 24?
a) He wants to become a lignite miner.
b) He has quit his life at the monastery.
c) He robbed the monastery.
d) He has burned down the monastery.

5. Who does Zaharia say inspired his mission?
a) The abbot.
b) The Holy Spirit.
c) Demetrios.
d) Archangel Michael.

6. What concept does the narrator come up with when formulating his ideas about death?
a) Sacred body.
b) Spirit of the body.
c) Death by philosophy.
d) Sacred awe.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 25

1. What miracle do the monks come down from the mountain to share?
a) The Holy Virgin of Revenge has killed Zaharia.
b) Zaharia has reached enlightenment.
c) Zaharia saved a man through meditation.
d) The Holy Virgin of Revenge has killed an army of invaders.

2. What happens when the first log is tested on the new railway?
a) The structure is sound, and the log reaches its destination.
b) It rail system works well but is in need of a few minor adjustments.
c) The structure shakes unsteadily, but the log makes it all the way.
d) The whole structure shakes and the log is destroyed along the way.

3. What happens when the fourth log is tested on the rail system?
a) The system is still shaky, but the log reaches its destination.
b) The entire system collapses.
c) The operations appear to have been repaired to perfection.
d) The system cracks and the log gets jammed.

4. What language does Zorba teach the narrator in chapter 25?
a) Old Greek.
b) Italian.
c) Dance.
d) Latin.

5. After receiving a letter from his friend in Chapter 25, who does the narrator warn when he feels a sense of danger?
a) He decides the feeling is nothing, so he does nothing and goes to sleep.
b) His soldier friend.
c) Zorba.
d) Zaharia.

6. When the narrator loses everything, what does he find?
a) Intense sorrow.
b) Happiness.
c) Revolution.
d) Death.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 26

1. What does the narrator promise to binge on so that he no longer desires it?
a) Alcohol.
b) Women.
c) Books.
d) Food.

2. What does the narrator tell Zorba that they will one day build?
a) The monastery of free men.
b) A statue of Buddha.
c) A new cable rail system.
d) A house near the mine.

3. When he arrives in Candia, what news does the narrator receive?
a) His friend Stavridaki has died.
b) His family is being held hostage.
c) The widow was pregnant with his child when she died.
d) A new revolution has begun.

4. What does Zorba invite his old boss to come and see in Chapter 26?
a) His collection of musical instruments.
b) His newborn son.
c) A beautiful green stone.
d) A clay nun much like the one they saw years earlier.

5. What does the narrator inherit from Zorba?
a) All of Zorba's belongings.
b) A green stone.
c) All of Hortense's belongings.
d) The santuri.

6. What does Zorba suggest the narrator will need to become completely free?
a) A green stone.
b) Great wealth.
c) True love.
d) Folly.