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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?

2. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?

3. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?

4. What or who does Zorba live for?

5. For what action is Zorba trying to make up for by his actions in Chapter 18?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. What part of the narrator's friendship with his absent friend is he sad about?

The two argued rather than expressing love.

2. What are Zorba's beliefs about the existence of God?

He does not personally believe in God but believes religion is essential to civilization.

3. What has historically impacted Crete and the Cretan people more than anything else?

Wars.

4. What or who does Zorba live for?

Man as individual.

5. For what action is Zorba trying to make up for by his actions in Chapter 18?

Spending all of the narrator's money in Candia.