This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 they are free to choose.
(c) He says that he thinks they must be very hungry.
(d) He calls Madame Hortense mean names.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator respond to the bishop's theories on religion?

2. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?

3. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?

4. What pact do the narrator and his best friend make before parting?

5. What supposedly happens to the Martyred Virgin once every year?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. How does the narrator respond to the bishop's theories on religion?

"Those theories may save many souls."

2. What is one of the narrator's goals at the end of Chapter 4?

He wants to forget about Buddha.

3. The narrator disagrees with the way the old man on the mountain trail does what?

The old man does not treat his wife as an equal.

4. What pact do the narrator and his best friend make before parting?

They agree to telepathically warn one another of danger.

5. What supposedly happens to the Martyred Virgin once every year?

It bleeds from a chiseled wound.