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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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 begins the writing of his manuscript.
(c) He makes a map of the mine.
(d) He begins a romance with Madame Hortense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?

2. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?

3. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?

4. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?

5. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What is the narrator's topic of conversation with the Mother Superior?

Eternity.

2. What painting does Zorba present to Madame Hortense?

A painting of her as a siren leading battleships.

3. Why does Zorba tell the narrator not to preach equality of the sexes?

He says it will disrupt the island's way of life without offering solutions for making it better.

4. What does the narrator remember his grandfather doing?

He demanded stories from his guests.

5. Under what conditions does Zorba say that Noussa left him?

She eloped with a soldier.