This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zorba feel about women?

2. What act has Zorba performed that symbolizes the connection between freedom and manliness?

3. What does the narrator mostly do while Zorba works in the mine?

4. Who does the narrator see as he is walking toward the village on Easter?

5. How does Zorba compare to Hortense's former lovers in her eyes?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. How does Zorba feel about women?

He does not take them seriously but enjoys them physically.

2. What act has Zorba performed that symbolizes the connection between freedom and manliness?

He cut part of his finger off because it got in the way of his pottery.

3. What does the narrator mostly do while Zorba works in the mine?

He works on his writing.

4. Who does the narrator see as he is walking toward the village on Easter?

The widow.

5. How does Zorba compare to Hortense's former lovers in her eyes?

He is not as exotic.