This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

2. What reason does Zorba give for having attacked his old boss?

3. Who does the narrator hire to help him mine lignite on the island?

4. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?

5. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. When the narrator meets some young women on his first day in Crete, how do the girls respond?

Fearfully.

2. What reason does Zorba give for having attacked his old boss?

He offers no excuse or reason.

3. Who does the narrator hire to help him mine lignite on the island?

Zorba.

4. Why does Zorba say he removed the body part?

It got in the way of his pottery.

5. Who do Zorba and the narrator stay with on their first night on the island?

Dame Hortense.