This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Zorba demonstrates his dedication to what?
(a) His immediate passions.
(b) Madame Hortense.
(c) His "honest" wife.
(d) The narrator.

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

3. In his story, what does Zorba's grandfather tell the old soldier about the piece of wood he gives him?
(a) He says it's part of the True Cross.
(b) He says it's a piece of wood from the house he was born in.
(c) He says it is anything he believes it to be.
(d) He says it's a piece of Noah's Ark.

4. What does Zorba tell the narrator that God would rather him do?
(a) God would rather him go to church than work at the mine.
(b) God would rather him visit the widow than go to church.
(c) God would rather him celebrate Christmas than work on his writing.
(d) God would rather him work at the mine than attend a celebration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom do the narrator and Zorba enjoy Christmas Eve dinner?

2. When the narrator meets an old man on the trail, where does the man ask if he's headed?

3. What does the narrator come across while walking on the mountain path?

4. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?

5. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?

Multiple Choice Questions Key

Short Answer Questions Key

1. With whom do the narrator and Zorba enjoy Christmas Eve dinner?

Madame Hortense.

2. When the narrator meets an old man on the trail, where does the man ask if he's headed?

The convent.

3. What does the narrator come across while walking on the mountain path?

The ruins of a Minoan city.

4. In Chapter 11, what does the narrator do when he sees the widow?

Nothing. He is unable to approach her.

5. What body part is Zorba missing a part of?

Finger.